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April 3, 2026

Protected wilderness land added to Pinnacles

It's official: nearly 3,000 additional acres of wilderness land

County explores evaluation of future fire options

County supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved the release of a request for proposal to examine and evaluate future fire service options.

Which council district are you in?

Hollister votes by City Council districts —and county supervisor districts—which means not every ballot is going to look the same on Nov. 6. You can’t just go to any polling place. Candidates for City Council will be on the ballot in Districts 2, 3...

San Benito County and anonymous residents settle free speech lawsuit

San Benito County and the First Amendment Coalition reached a settlement in a case involving a social media page that posted content that was allegedly threatening toward local officials and their families.  Under the settlement, which was announced Dec. 5, the county agreed to withdraw...

Testing the Water for Taxes

Desperate to find a way fill the city's ongoing $3 million

Preview: San Juan council to weigh fire contract

San Juan Bautista council members will consider approving the city's involvement in a fire contract with Hollister following the recent approval by the county board.

San Benito on list of 25 counties eligible for jail funds

With jail overcrowding a problem that is only expected to get worse as the state moves lower-risk inmates from state prisons to the counties where they committed their crimes, San Benito County Sheriff Darren Thompson is hopeful a jail expansion grant can stem that coming tide.

Updated: Parks commissioner resigns after absences questioned

With three consecutive absences from monthly meetings and lacking communication on them, Robert Kutz was facing possible removal from the city's parks and recreation commission. Shortly before the meeting to consider his removal, however, Kutz offered his resignation, officials announced Monday.

Lawyers group asks supes to denounce immigration law

Latino lawyers in San Benito and its surrounding counties are

Post-RDA, city moves to keep foreclosed home as affordable

The Hollister Redevelopment Agency may be defunct, but that doesn’t mean its functions all went away with it.

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