Downtown lane work OK’d for holiday season
Downtown Hollister might get its lane makeover before Christmas, after all.
Hollister police chief finds voice in his blog
There are numerous ways to maintain transparency between the community and the police department, but Hollister Police Chief David Westrick has found social media to be the most effective.
San Benito library hours to extend on Fridays
San Benito County supervisors approved a resolution at this week’s board meeting to extend Friday hours of operation at the San Benito County Free Library by four hours.
Supreme Court hears appeal of CA statute
The U.S. Supreme Court justices Tuesday heard arguments in its first abortion-related case under President Trump, and “pregnancy centers” in Gilroy and Hollister were center stage.
In a story that led nearly every major national news report on Tuesday, lawyers for the National Institute of...
Council goes off agenda, broaches biker rally debt
Hollister council members held an off-agenda discussion on the potential for a 2016 Hollister motorcycle rally, and one official made mention of a $100,000 debt still owed by the prior promoter.
County weighs extending ban against cutting trees
County supervisors Tuesday are set to consider extending the temporary moratorium against cutting protected trees.
SJB official: Park closures ‘could be the end of San Juan’
A councilwoman today said if the state closes Fremont Peak and
Election 2002: Hill relies on her years on Council
Incumbent Priscilla Hill, the mayor of San Juan Bautista, wants
Holiday food drive to hold local kick-off Tuesday
Second Harvest Food Bank of San Benito and Santa Cruz counties
2011 Year in Review: It’s the economy, for better or worse
Economic stories of success and failure continued to dominate the local news scene in 2011, with the various machinations of financial tumult affecting nearly every aspect of life in San Benito County.
















