City to lobby for new Calfire air-attack base
Hollister City Council members approved a professional services agreement with Ford Aviation Consultants during last week’s meeting to help city staff lobby legislators to get Calfire to build the new air attack base at the Hollister Municipal Airport.
With growth, planners converge
Local planning commissioners discussed roads and transportation at a joint meeting Tuesday.
Commissioners from San Benito County, Hollister and San Juan Bautista gave presentations on and discussed capital improvement projects, housing growth, sphere of influence, affordable housing and public transportation.
The meeting was discussion only,...
Part-time teachers at Gavilan point to pay disparity
Some part-time teachers at Gavilan College are outraged that their hourly pay—and often their courses—are being cut while top administrators receive bonuses and increasing salaries.
Updated: It’s a crowded local ballot this time around
There are about the same number of local school contests as in prior years but more candidates – and contests – for the special and city office races.
Updated: Oil company files $1.2 billion claim after Measure J’s passage
Citadel Exploration has filed a $1.2 billion claim against the county after passage of Measure J, the initiative set to ban enhanced oil extraction, including the use of cyclic steaming planned for the oil company's field near Bitterwater.
State wants $6.6M in bypass repairs before taking road
Caltrans has put up a major roadblock to a long-expected transfer of the Highway 25 bypass to the state.
