Velazquez takes oath as Hollister’s first at-large mayor
Ignacio Velazquez recited the oath of office Monday night and was sworn in as Hollister's first at-large mayor.
Chamber of commerce revives website, job fair
The San Benito County Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau launched its new website over the weekend.
Supervisors at odds over latest round of cuts
San Benito County supervisors Wednesday agreed to the concessions made by one employee bargaining unit while failing to approve the concessions from a second group.
Read the entire email from ex-adviser to Supervisor Botelho
Read the entire email sent June 21 from political activist Rick
Honda store’s loan payback extended by city
Business was brisk at the local Hollister Honda store on San
Financial stake can require recusal from action
At a recent board of supervisors meeting, Supervisors Jerry Muenzer and Anthony Botelho were required to remove themselves from a discussion on the Williamson Act. During the public hearing, the supervisors were asked to consider if the property tax benefit should be lowered by 10 percent and contracts reduced to 9 years as a way to move $230,000 back into the general fund.
Highway 156 expansion still slated to start in summer 2019
The Highway 156 expansion remains a couple years away from starting, but that didn’t stop the California State Governor’s Office from including it on a list of key infrastructure projects released this week.
In 2008, Caltrans approved an environmental impact report for the project that...
Alejo proposes to ban ‘Redskins’ as school mascot in Calif.
Assemblyman Luis Alejo has proposed a bill aiming to ban the use of "Redskins" as a mascot in California public schools.
