Nonprofits collaborate on transitional housing project
A new project in Hollister will provide transitional homes for residents and families who are struggling with homelessness or other housing insecurity, according to the project developer.
The Housing Industry Foundation, along with Gilroy-based Rebekah Children’s Services, will host an April 18 ribbon cutting to...
Flight nurses will be honored for saving pedestrian
San Benito County supervisors Tuesday are set to honor two flight nurses who helped to save the life of a pedestrian struck by a car in San Benito County on Christmas Eve.
PHOTOS: Volkswagen takeover in San Juan Bautista
San Juan Bautista was overtaken by beetles, rabbits and many other things on July 29. No, not the furry or crawling ones—these were the Volkswagen kind. The NorCal DubAffair lined Third Street and side streets in San Juan Bautista, featuring more than 200 vintage...
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Bill’s Bullpen Baseball Cards and Comics shop has been in the same spot in downtown Hollister for the past 34 years. Photos of little league baseball teams the store has sponsored of years past still hang on the wall.
The comic book shop is just...
Singing Measure’s Upside in the Rain
Measure T would increase Hollister's sales tax from 7.25 percent to 8.25 percent, raising an estimated $3.5 to $4 million for the city's general fund. City staff have blamed financial problems – many brought on by Hollister's building moratorium – for staffing and service cuts in 2004 and 2006. A similar initiative, Measure R, lost 48 percent to 52 percent in 2006. In the pictures, Measure T supporter David Huboi walks the wet streets of Hollister on Saturday afternoon and talks with Jesse Ceja and Daniel Ruiz about the importance of the measure.
