Council waives fees for senior housing
Council members Monday voted 3-1 to waive in-lieu fees for an upcoming senior housing development, opting instead to receive a one-time payment of $1 million.
According to city documents, the total in-lieu fee for the project as of June 2017 is $1,515,000.
Miller Homes, Inc., developer...
Rules from Farr legislation vie to close loophole for online puppy mills
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced new regulations Tuesday intended to crack down on Internet puppy mills, based upon legislation written by Rep. Sam Farr (D-Carmel).
County to oppose ‘Legacy’ easement program
A voluntary federal government program to create conservation easements along the Central Valley foothills is coming up against resistance in San Benito County, with supervisors prepared to draft a resolution opposing the program.
One year later: Effects still spilling over
In early May 2002, a gopher dug a hole at Hollister's wastewater
Razor-thin reversal on sales tax increase
It turns out there were 212 deciding votes on the half-cent
Gomez leads trio in fundraising for District 4 seat
Hollister Councilman Victor Gomez had nearly twice as much in cash contributions as the next of two other competitors for the District 4 county board seat, according to campaign finance documents submitted last week.
For cattle industry, general plan draft is a real stinker
Local residents in the cattle industry were taken aback by environmental goals included in the county’s long-developing general plan – a document that will act as a blueprint for future development – which called for an 80 percent reduction to the local herd by 2035.
