Politics

County and city officials have been meeting about a growing homeless encampment along the San Benito River bed to discuss alternatives there.

City of Hollister and San Benito High School officials are set to host a joint meeting next week to talk about the potential Nash Road closure and other shared facility issues.

San Benito County supervisors Tuesday once again approved of the 247-megawatt Panoche solar project, and it may have been the final local consideration on the highly debated endeavor.

Supervisors on Tuesday voted 3-2 against an idea to support placing a countywide 1 percent sales tax on the ballot with a tax-sharing agreement among the cities and county.

Although Hollister council members are budgeting for the next fiscal year that starts in July, they have no choice but to look out toward the expiration of the Measure E sales tax in the spring of 2018.

San Benito County officials Tuesday are set to consider taking the next steps necessary to move ahead on the jail expansion scheduled for completion in 2017.

San Benito County supervisors are set to hear from local opponents of a major solar project perhaps one last time Tuesday.

The San Benito County Office of Education has been giving the San Benito High School District increased impact fees from developers before trustees had a public hearing or approved a mandatory study required to justify the new rates.

Hollister officials appear ready to buy body cameras for police officers in the coming fiscal year.

The payroll calendar is offering Hollister employees a special bonus this coming fiscal year. That's because it's what they call a "leap year" in payroll circles due to there being 27 payrolls on the books in 2015-16 instead of the usual 26.