Housing cap passes first reading
The Hollister City Council held a first reading of a proposed growth management program Tuesday that could cap the construction of single-family residential housing to 244 units annually.
Affordable housing, senior housing, secondary or accessory units, special needs housing, and rentals would all be exempt...
San Juan honored among ‘distinctive destinations’
The Mission City has been named a 2008 Dozen Distinctive
Keep the voter rolls current
The San Benito County Elections Department is conducting an Alternate Residency Confirmation Process (ARCOP) postcard mailing, per Elections Code Section 2224 in order to reduce election cost and maintain the most current active voter file for the upcoming June 5, 2017 Primary Election. This...
San Benito County ranked last in state for direct federal funding
San Benito County ranked last among California's 58 counties in
RVs creating not-so-recreational views
Recreational vehicle rules that are acknowledged by City of Hollister staff to be "difficult for the public to locate and understand" are being re-evaluated with an eye toward removing confusion.
State rep: Enhanced extraction common; oil companies slow to report
A top official with the California Department of Conservation addressed the county board Tuesday about enhanced oil recovery practices – in light of Measure J on the coming ballot – while noting about half of state oil production is from extraction methods targeted in the proposed ban but that smaller petroleum companies are slow in reporting required well data.











