400 block petition to go before council
City leaders Tuesday inched closer to deciding the fate of the vacant 400 block in downtown Hollister.
In closed session at the Hollister City Council meeting, council members decided to vote on Mayor Ignacio Velazquez’s successful petition to halt development on the city-owned parcel...
Alejo’s minimum wage bill to put California near top rate in US
A bill authored by Assemblyman Luis Alejo to increase California’s minimum wage passed both houses of the California Legislature on Thursday and was sent to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk, where the governor has said he will sign it.
Mayoral candidate profile: Marty Richman
Marty Richman, 70, has long been a fixture at Hollister City Council and San Benito County board meetings. But if he wins his run for the inaugural mayoral race Nov. 6, he will be at the meetings in an official capacity for the first time.
Solar project cut again
San Benito County Supervisors received a disconcerting update about the Panoche Valley Solar Farm on Tuesday.
“They raped and pillaged us again,” Supervisor Jerry Muenzer said about the 26,000-acre solar project in San Benito County that promised to generate 399 megawatts of electricity for...
Officials discuss 2017 challenges
Hollister, San Juan Bautista and San Benito County faced numerous challenges this year that ranged from rampant growth in the cannabis industry to tainted water to wrecked roads.
In the second part of this multi-part series, your elected officials shared their thoughts with the Free...
Officials weigh local water rules after state pullback
Although the state has revoked mandatory water restrictions for residential users after a relatively wet winter, this county’s authorities are examining whether to implement locally based conservation rules.
Mayor wants to enforce law on illegal yard sale signs, calls them ‘trash’
Hollister's mayor wants to clean up the traffic poles, stop signs and other public property acting as posts for residents' illegal yard sale signs on weekends, but the code enforcement director said he needs more city council direction on the matter before enforcing the law.
