Supes approve county employee contracts
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 15 approved labor agreements with five union groups as well as unrepresented employees and department heads.
Supervisors rezone highway property to commercial
The San Benito County Supervisors voted to approve a commercial rezoning of a property along Highway 101, although some members of the public said the decision goes against the will of the voters.
The supervisors voted 3-1 to rezone 21 acres at the intersection of...
Carol Lenoir bids farewell to city council
It was an emotional final Hollister City Council meeting for Carol Lenoir as she sat for one last time up at the dais representing District 1. But after serving just one term she decided not to run again for office, hanging up the old...
County receives first doses of Covid-19 vaccine
Santa Clara County received its first 5,850 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on Dec. 15.
This delivery is the first of the initial 17,550 doses allocated to the county by the state, 230 of which will go to San Benito County per the state’s...
Public health officials report two more virus deaths
San Benito County Public Health officials are reporting the number of new Covid-19 cases are still on the rise in the county, including two more deaths in their latest newsletter.
As of Dec. 14, the county reported its 20th and 21st death of the novel...
Gavilan College reports three new Covid-19 cases
Gavilan College had several more incidents of the novel coronavirus reported last week, bringing the case count up to 12 since the start of the pandemic in March.
Jan Bernstein-Chargin, public information officer at Gavilan, sent out a mass email to students and staff on...
Covid-19: By the numbers, 12/11
As of Dec. 11, San Benito County Public Health officials have reported 2,348 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the county. The local death count remains at 19, according to county officials.
The county’s Covid-19 dashboard shows that there are currently 361 active cases...
Hollister native finds passion for cooking in the Navy
Hollister native Jesus Rios has been in the U.S. Navy for nearly 13 years, cooking up meals and coming up with some new dishes for fellow sailors as Culinary Specialist 1st Class aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59).
Rios, who graduated from San...
Covid-19: By the numbers, 12/10
As of Dec. 10, San Benito County Public Health officials have reported 2,314 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the county, which is an increase of 385 cases reported since the start of this month. The local death count remains at 19, according...
Hollister PD captures suspected catalytic converter thieves
The Hollister Police Department has captured a trio of out-of-town catalytic converter bandits thanks to a phone call tip from a nearby concerned resident, according to authorities.
The police issued a press release on Dec. 10 announcing that 29-year old Rafael Lazaro, Fernando Esparza, 37,...
















