Politics

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.

Hollister police officials are in talks with San Benito High School about taking over the school resource officer position on the campus.

Gov. Jerry Brown's budget includes a provision to forgive San Benito County $3.4 million owed for back taxes, according to the local assemblyman's office.

Alex Pena lives along the San Benito River bed with his “so-called other half,” as he put it. He and other homeless residents have pitched tents in a spot along the riverbed entering Hollister off San Juan Road that has become increasingly visible to traffic on the west-side gateway.