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Jay Vera (left) and Ray Rios prepare for El Teatro Campesino’s fifth annual Palabra Artist Showcase. The showcase features new and returning artists to the El Teatro Campesino stage for a weekend of live theater, music, poetry and more. The showcase runs March 5-7...

Unofficial, incomplete returns tonight showed one incumbent San Benito County supervisor— Mark Medina in District 1—headed towards election with more than 60 percent of vote, and another— Jaime de La Cruz in District 5—hanging on to a razor-thin margin, according to the county Elections...

The school bond measure in Hollister was headed towards an overwhelming rejection in unofficial election returns tonight. The 10:30pm report of the San Benito County Elections Office showed voters in the San Benito High School District solidly rejecting a $30 million bond measure for continued...

A citizens group that opposes commercial development of agricultural land submitted an initiative March 2 that would establish an urban growth boundary around the City of Hollister if approved by voters in November. Preserve Our Rural Communities, led by Aromas residents Andy and Mary Hsia-Coron...

The hotly contested races—and the incumbents—attracted the most contributions in San Benito County’s primary election campaigns, according to the latest reports filed with the Elections Office. Nearly $90,000 had been raised through Feb. 15 in the campaigns surrounding Measure K, a referendum on the commercial...

San Benito County voters can cast their Presidential Primary ballots this weekend at the county Elections Office, 9am-3pm Saturday and Sunday. The Elections Office, at 440 5th St., Hollister, has been open for early voting on weekdays 8am-5pm, since Feb. 3, and voting will continue...

The numbers from the recently-opened Sunrise Senior Apartments in Hollister indicate the need for such housing in the region. The 49-unit complex, which began welcoming residents in January, saw 225 applicants hopeful to grab one of the one-bedroom units, according to Alfred Diaz-Infante, president of...

The City of San Juan Bautista is expected to begin accepting applications from cannabis operators in March. The city council voted unanimously Jan. 21 to rescind its 2017 ban on cannabis operations. At the same meeting, the council set tax rates on operations that were...

Hollister Mayor Pro Tem Honor Spencer and Councilmember Marty Richman on Tuesday voted against censuring themselves for making threatening and obscene comments about colleague Rolan Resendiz in private and in public. The Feb. 18 vote came four weeks after the pair voted to censure Resendiz...

It’s the final days leading up to Valentine’s Day, as people are scrambling at the last minute to find a perfect gift for their significant other. Lisa Filice, owner of Expressions Floral in Hollister, said there’s one piece of advice she can give that’s...