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December 28, 2025

Cecelia Ponzini is 30th District’s Woman of the Year

Morgan Hill’s Cecelia Ponzini—who has helped more than 10,000 families gain access to food, clothing and other necessities—is the Woman of the Year for California Assembly District 30.

Bo Knows The School Beat

The Hollister Police Department has officially hired Bo Leland as a new school resource officer, the department announced last week.

Hollister man sentenced to nearly 10 years for assault

A Hollister man was sentenced Thursday to nearly 10 years in prison for convictions related to a 2011 assault charge.

GPD arrests former defendant in gang murder case

A suspected Norteno gang member who escaped murder charges last summer after prosecutors dropped their pursuit of a controversial legal doctrine has been arrested again - this time on warrants for carrying a concealed knife and possession of a controlled substance, police said.

Every tree has a story

The new Baler Plaza student walkway that connects San Benito High School’s main campus to the south side of campus near Nash Road now features informational signs in front of many of the trees recently planted there. Kristy Bettencourt, SBHS’ maintenance, operations and transportation manager,...

Marine Corps veteran delivers public art

Hollister is more often associated with agriculture and motorcycle rallies than a bustling art scene. However, if you look hard enough while driving throughout the city you might notice a splash of color breaking up the otherwise earth-toned streets.   Adorning the walls of local businesses,...

Two dead in traffic collision near Hollister

Two Salinas residents died over the weekend in a head-on crash on State Route 156 near Hollister, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision was reported about 10:45pm March 19, on route 156 near Flint Road. A 71-year-old man driving a Honda Accord in the...

Bird Flu detected in San Benito County

San Benito County public health officials are warning residents of the danger of handling or getting too close to diseased or dead birds after a number of positive cases of Avian Influenza have been detected here. County Health and Human Services officials said in an...

Hollister School District board seeks applicants for Trustee Area 1 seat

The Hollister School District is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on the Board of Trustees due to a lack of candidates in the 2022 election.  The open seat is for Area 1, which encompasses the north-central section of the Hollister district. See the district...

Migration to CA slowed 38% during pandemic

While some California residents opted to leave the state during the pandemic, far fewer people are also moving to the state from other parts of the country, according to new research from the University of California at Berkeley's California Policy Lab.  The amount of people...

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