Politics

An overcapacity crowd flowed into San Juan Bautista City Hall on Tuesday evening to mostly voice opposition to a planned gas station and convenience store expected for the area near Highway 156 and the San Juan Inn.

A citizens group that opposes commercial development of agricultural land submitted an initiative March 2 that would establish an urban growth boundary around the City of Hollister if approved by voters in November. Preserve Our Rural Communities, led by Aromas residents Andy and Mary Hsia-Coron...

County supervisors Tuesday unanimously selected Vanir Construction Management to oversee the jail expansion project. According to county documents, estimates show a total cost of about $21.5 million with a $5 million budget shortfall. Vanir will enter into negotiations with the county for a contract not...

County supervisors Tuesday put off a decision on potentially supporting a Tourism Business Improvement District.

Hollister council members Monday night were scheduled to consider a proposal in closed session to mandate closure of bars at midnight during the motorcycle rally, an idea that has one establishment’s owner “praying” officials reject it.

San Juan Bautista planning commissioners will revisit an ambitious proposal to transform a nearby 550-acre ranch into a world-class car racing destination at its regular meeting next week. On August 1, the five-member board will hear from WY2M, Inc., a Los Gatos-based company that...

A city councilwoman wants to inform west-side residents about some of the changes under way on that side of Hollister.

The city is naming its dog park after the late Jerry Gabe, an aircraft enthusiast who spent much of his free time at the neighboring airport.

The Santa Clara County Planning Commission approved plans to build the Cordoba Center in San Martin – a mosque, cemetery and meeting place for the South Valley Islamic Community – at its meeting late Thursday afternoon, according to Hamdy Abbass, spokesman for SVIC who attended the meeting in San Jose.