HPD uses messaging to reach residents
The Hollister Police Department has begun using an electronic
Mayor faces challenger in reelection bid; council seats contested
Mayor Ignacio Velazquez will have one opponent, Keith Snow, in his reelection bid on the November ballot.
Hollister resident takes on the role of ‘Santa’
William Young has played the role of “Santa Claus” for the past nine years in San Benito County, helping countless of underserved children have a cheerful holiday season by handing out gifts during Christmas.
On Dec. 24, the 66-year-old Hollister resident teamed up with the...
Obesity rate drops, but San Benito still 10th worst in state
The number of San Benito County children classified as overweight or obese declined by 5.6 percent from 2005 to 2010, according to a report released by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research last week. The study, put out by the organization with support from the California Center for Public Health Advocacy, looks at children in the fifth, seventh and ninth grades across the state.
Worth 1,000 Words
In 1986, Ken Halla and his young family moved to San Juan Bautista. Immediately, he was drawn to the city’s history. Now, nearly thirty years later, Mr. Halla spends his days preserving images of the city past—a passion on full display during the city’s recent Luck Park Open House.
‘This is like the highlight of her entire year’
Little Ava Childers' blond pigtails toss around shoulders, her











