Politics

County supervisors revived talks Tuesday on the possibility that local governments could send out bills to offset costs of emergency responses.

Hollister City Manager Bill Avera on Monday indicated that the promoter of the community's signature event, the Independence Day motorcycle rally, wants to move the event so it starts the second Friday of July each year and misses the holiday altogether.

Hollister City Council members responded to a resident's complaint about illegal yard-sale signs and illegal, makeshift sales during the public comment period of Monday's meeting by asking the staff to come back with a related ordinance.

The Hollister School District trustees voted 4-0 last week in favor of approving a contract with a campaign consultant to analyze their ability to call for a second general obligation facilities bond.

Hollister resident Vincent Garcia Luna is one of four people recognized by Assemblyman Luis Alejo as recipients of the 2015 California Peace Award, according to a press release from the representative’s office.

Hollister council members Monday approved using federal block grant funds to replace or fix sidewalks in lower-income areas of the city.

Hollister council members Monday continued a pursuit of becoming Charter free when it comes to accessing expensive fiber lines.

More than 400 homes had been reported for water violations that include running the precious resource off lawns and on to sidewalks and roads. But four months after Gov. Jerry Brown called for a 25 percent reduction in water use from 2013 levels, no fines for water violations have been issued in Hollister.

Over the years, Hollister resident Bob Martin Del Campo has had the chance to wear a few uniforms: the dress blues and camouflages of the Marines, the camouflage of the Army Reserve, and the purple and orange of FedEx.

The Hollister School District’s superintendent underscored helmet safety following Monday’s fatal accident near Sunnyslope Elementary School and the local skate park.