After fatality, official bemoans lacking helmets, parental supervision
City Councilwoman Mickie Luna reacted after the fatal accident Monday—involving a bus that struck a boy on a bicycle—by pointing out that many users of the nearby skate park facility neglect to wear helmets, as required by law.
City sets cannabis appeals for October
The pot leaf is a four-leaf clover for cannabis entrepreneurs who want to do business in Hollister.
City policymakers Tuesday voted to hear numerous medical cannabis applicants at a future meeting in October and to direct city staff to begin recruiting for pot-related personnel....
Updated: Hospital board approves new contracts for CEO, CFO
Weeks before new leadership takes over on the board of directors, the San Benito Health Care District board approved renewing contracts Thursday for the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer.
New plan for farmworker housing
Growing up in farmworker housing in Paicines, California informed how newly elected state Assemblymember Robert Rivas ran his campaign for his District 30 seat, and now it’s informing one of his first proposed pieces of legislation.
The Farmworker Housing Act of 2019 has made its...
County asks for homeless shelter funds
San Benito County officials approached the Hollister City Council Monday night to ask for $200,000 annually to help maintain the new HOME (Homeless Opportunities Meals and Empowerment) Resource Center.
The following day at the San Benito County Board of Supervisors meeting, supervisors approved a one-year...
San Benito County to hire lobbyist
San Benito County policymakers last week approved the hiring of a lobbyist to work on the county’s behalf at the state capitol to the tune of $120,000 over the next fiscal year. But some have balked at the $10,000 a month in retainer fees...
