County concerned about more flooding with rain
Rain expected this week has the county concerned about more potential flooding.
Recent rainfall and flooding in previous weeks caused San Benito County to declare a local emergency due to flooding in the Lovers Lane area. Gov. Jerry Brown proclaimed a State of Emergency for...
Neighborhood meeting sparks ideas for McCarthy Park
There's a pleasant chirp in the air about McCarthy Street Park these days.
At San Andreas Continuation High School neighboring the park Wednesday, about 20 local residents met with community organizers and leaders for an hour-long brainstorming session on ways to make over the largely...
Hollister sewage contractor has history with spills, felony charges
The owner of an engineering firm contracted by Hollister to work on the sewage system—which experienced two 2016 malfunctions resulting in spills—was arrested last week on accusations of felony conflict of interest charges. The owner, John Wallace, also has a public history overseeing agencies...
DA settles with PG&E over 2014 leak, illnesses
The San Benito County District Attorney's Office reached civil settlement with PG&E over gas leak in February 2014 that caused illnesses at a nearby school, according to the California District Attorney's Association.
In the settlement PG&E will pay $250,000 in fines. The company has a...
Hollister council updated on outdated sewage plan
Council members received a report Monday on the city’s outdated sanitary sewer management plan, currently overdue for an update.
The state water board issued Hollister a notice of violation this month for two separate 2016 wastewater spills that discharged into the San Benito River. The...
City officials to consider update to long-outdated sewage plan
Council members Monday are set to receive a report on what’s called the Hollister’s Sanitary Sewer Management Plan, an update to a long-outdated plan that comes after the state water board’s recent wastewater violation notice.
Council weighs community choice energy
Hollister council members are considering a regional community choice energy project.
County’s jail project has $5 million shortfall
County supervisors are expected Feb. 7 to receive a report regarding the possibility of a $5 million shortfall on the jail-expansion project.
Mayor attempted to have city manager fired over spills
Hollister Mayor Ignacio Velazquez in a September meeting pushed to have other council members fire City Manager Bill Avera over two wastewater spills last summer into the San Benito River bed, according to a source familiar with the consideration.
