Politics

The San Benito Board of Supervisors earlier this month announced that the county has saved more than $1.1 million in prescription drugs for its residents since the Coast2Coast Rx discount prescription drug program and card were launched in August 2009.

Panoche Valley Solar, which is developing the 247-megawatt solar farm in southern San Benito County, is hosting an open house to celebrate the opening of a new Hollister office. The open house is set for 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 5 at The Vault, 452 San Benito St.

The Hollister City Council on Monday night unanimously agreed to

The union representing hundreds of San Benito County employees and the county have reached a tentative agreement on wages and health care. According to county officials, the county has reached tentative agreements with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 521 which represents 270 county...

The project to replace Fire Station No. 1 downtown is under way

Travel and training costs have escalated for some City of Hollister departments in recent budgets. During the current fiscal year’s first five and a half months, those expenses totaled $56,288, according to documents obtained by the Free Lance.

The Hollister City Council still awaits clearance from the State of California to ensure that a new growth management program adopted earlier this year will not conflict with rules set by the California Department of Housing and Community Development. To ensure that the city will...

The San Benito County Vector Control program will begin

The city's interim engineering manager brought on in August is