Election 2020: Voters reject Hwy. 101 rezoning plan
Opponents of Measure K celebrated on election night, confident that early returns would hold up—and they did, as the commercial rezoning of four Highway 101 interchanges was headed for defeat.
As of 10pm March 3, 59 percent voted ‘No’ on the measure, outnumbering the affirmative...
Police: Juvenile had loaded gun, alcohol
Police arrested a teenager who was driving through downtown Hollister with a loaded handgun and alcohol, according to authorities.
Field Hockey: It’s good to be King
Sisters Corissa and Railyn King have plenty of fond memories together sharing experiences in ice hockey, rodeo and agriculture. As of last year, field hockey was added to that list. San Benito High debuted its field hockey program in 2015, and participation has been high in both years.
Perseverance key for Hollister’s adult graduates
Friends and relatives honored the graduates of San Benito High School District’s adult school, dressed in caps and gowns, at a June 6 ceremony held in the courtyard of Hollister High School’s campus.
The Class of 2023 graduates are Brianna Barajas, Bryan Garza, Doris Gallo...
Police: Hollister man arrested after vandalizing cars, making threats
Police arrested a Hollister man one recent afternoon after he vandalized several vehicles and threatened to kill his neighbors, according to authorities.
About 1:50pm June 6, Hollister Police officers were dispatched to the 200 block of Western Court on a report of a man waving...
Local Scene: Chambless hired as county RMA director, Christmas in the Park scheduled
San Benito County hires RMA director
San Benito County hired Michael Chambless as its new Resource Management Agency director, effective Dec. 26.
Chambless most recently served as interim RMA director and as the assistant RMA director for the county. Additionally, he has been the management services...
Supes eliminate ‘study areas’ to restrict housing
San Benito County supervisors recently decided to restrict new housing in four geographical areas that encompass significant swaths of the county’s unincorporated agricultural, open space or vacant land.
But some local residents at the last board meeting decried the move as “political theater,” while voicing...
Driver gets 2-year prison sentence for DUI death
A judge has sentenced Breanna C. Stewart, the driver in the January car crash on Union Road that killed 23-year-old Ryan McFall, to two years in state prison.
