Mayoral candidates discuss plans for city
The race for mayor is crowded in Hollister, with incumbent Ignacio Velazquez up against former planning commissioner and city councilmember Gordon Machado and five-time candidate Keith Snow.
In Hollister the mayor sits on the City Council as a member at large, with council members representing...
Candidates following rules with slew of election signs
With less than a month before the June 8 election, political
Financial stake can require recusal from action
At a recent board of supervisors meeting, Supervisors Jerry Muenzer and Anthony Botelho were required to remove themselves from a discussion on the Williamson Act. During the public hearing, the supervisors were asked to consider if the property tax benefit should be lowered by 10 percent and contracts reduced to 9 years as a way to move $230,000 back into the general fund.
Updated: School official says Scattini security deal was ‘redundant’
Hollister council members Monday decided to wait until the upcoming deadline for candidates to declare before appointing the District 2 member set to temporarily succeed Robert Scattini, who resigned from his seat last week.
Council upset may tilt balance
In a major upset in the Hollister city elections on Tuesday, Nov. 6, newcomer Rolan Resendiz, a likely ally of Mayor Ignacio Velazquez, unseated one-term District 2 Councilmember Mickie Solorio Luna.
The campaign was contentious, with personal attacks on Resendiz raised by Luna’s supporters. Despite...
Morgan Hill to fund upgrades to 101 interchange
Morgan Hill is forging ahead with plans to improve the
