Vocational grads honored
Fourteen San Benito High School students in the district’s Career Technical Education vocational program were recognized after committing to an array of career pathways once they graduate this spring.
In a first-of-its-kind ceremony March 28 fittingly held inside SBHS’s new state-of-the-art CTE building, veteran auto...
Council moves to ask voters to increase Hollister hotel tax
The Hollister City Council voted last week to put a proposed occupancy tax increase on the ballot for the November 2024 general election. If passed, this would be the first time since 1986 that voters will decide to increase the tax on hotel stays...
Supervisors split $78K between five nonprofits
Despite a mostly smooth run in this year’s budget hearings, held June 17, the supervisors again got held up on how to allocate money to community-based organizations.
Ed notes: HSD special ed staff relishes summer training
Hollister School District partnered with Chartwell School of the Central Coast to train its Resource Specialists on the use of a highly specialized instructional approach for students who have learning disabilities, according to a recent press release.
“One of the district’s responses to improving special...
Hawks aspire to revitalize football program
Anzar High football head coach Greg Brazil has high hopes to break expectations this upcoming season because for better or worse—usually for worse—they have always had a reputation in the Pacific Coast Athletic League as the low man on the totem pole.
Some would even...
New regs challenge housing limits in CA cities
As cities like Morgan Hill, Gilroy and Hollister struggle to slow construction of new housing with self-imposed slow-growth measures, they fear that the new Housing Crisis Act of 2019 could reverse their efforts.
The new state law signed this month by Gov. Gavin Newsom redefines...
Photos: Summertime in the S.B.C.
The summer season is officially here in San Benito County and local residents are looking for ways to have fun under the sun.
“Doni Bee,” a musician in Hollister, was practicing on his alto saxophone at Dunne Park on June 23. He said he recently...
