Locals denounce club killings, intolerance toward LGBT community
Supervisor Robert Rivas led a group of public officials and residents Tuesday in denouncing the massacre at an Orlando gay nightclub.
County officials talk topics without agenda listings
Despite no related agenda items listed on two issues—a possible closure of Nash Road near the high school and homeless residents living along the San Benito River bed—county supervisors Tuesday held extended talks on the topics.
Calif. Senate’s budget has broad cuts, borrowing, reform
Exhausted and surprisingly muted legislators struggled early
Denham coauthors bill to require detailed list from auto repair shops
Senator Jeff Denham, R-Merced, has co-authored legislation that
John Davis has the drive to run for president
As downtown Hollister found out Thursday afternoon, John Davis goes big.
San Benito is one of 2 counties failing to submit pay data
San Benito is one of two counties in California listed as noncompliant with a state mandate to submit salary records for public perusal – and could face $5,000 in fines if it doesn't turn in the data in coming weeks. Two special districts in the county – the San Benito Resource Conservation District and the Tres Pinos Water District – also failed to file the documents.
SEIU, administration trade barbs over union flier
Members of the Service Employees International Union Local 521 distributed fliers over the weekend that suggested San Benito County might be headed in the same direction as San Bernardino, which recently gained national infamy after filing bankruptcy.
Caballero talks farm-water regs, main street, RDA funds
Assemblywoman Anna Caballero came to Hollister this week and
School leaders meet with council on growth
Hollister School District trustees and city council members held a rare joint meeting this week to discuss the area’s population, which is projected to grow significantly in the next few years.
















