Politics

Hollister council members Monday voted 4-0 to approve going forward on exclusive talks to sell the city's property in the 400 block of San Benito Street for a multi-use development.

Opposition to a proposed development on the city’s open green space at Fourth and San Benito streets has mounted, particularly on social media, before a decision Monday that could determine the fate of the cornerstone downtown plot.

There’s a long list of pending road projects throughout San Benito County without funding commitments, and local officials’ response to the shortfall is Measure P, a half-cent sales tax proposed on the June ballot.

San Benito County residents casting votes for a new assembly member in District 30 have four choices on the June ballot.

San Benito County’s Health and Human Services Agency just got a face lift in the form of a new, easy-to-use website, according to a press release from the group.

County officials said they wanted to polish the local government’s image by hiring a communications consultant for $55,000, but this week’s move with public funds happened months before voters will decide on two crucial sales tax proposals affecting the county’s financial future.

San Benito County officials are considering whether to spend $55,000 to improve communications with the public and get active on social media.

Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital nurses Monday made a coordinated effort—in the midst of contract negotiations with the separate health care district—to plead with Hollister officials about what they called “dangerous” staffing levels.

County supervisors this month agreed to front money to buy a building for a permanent homeless shelter, though questions still remain about the cost of using that space and

The head of the local water conservation agency told Hollister council members Monday that although the area has experienced about 12 inches of precipitation this rainy season, it wasn’t nearly enough to get the community out of the four-year drought.