Q&A with The Hollister Police Department
Background: San Benito County Board of Education President Mitchell Dabo on Nov. 13 was ordered to pay the Community Foundation for San Benito County $1.8 million after a Superior Court judge ruled that Dabo had drained a private charitable trust that had been designated...
Downtown lights up for Lights On Celebration
Hollister locals came out once again to cheer on their family and friends at the 27th annual Lights On Celebration last Saturday in the city’s downtown.
A parade of floats festooned in lights marked the start of the holiday season as people lined San...
Curiously curated cloves
There is no evidence that Scottish-born 19th-century seaman John Gilroy ever tasted garlic. But today, especially in Northern California, his name (and his namesake city) is as deeply linked to the famously odiferous herb as peanut butter is to jelly.
You don’t usually think...
Police cite Hollister clerk for selling alcohol to minors
The Hollister Police Department, along with agents of the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, cited a clerk at a local business for selling alcohol to minors on June 18, authorities said.
The citation was the result of a “minor decoy” operation in which minors...
Gavilan College mulling Covid-19 vaccination mandate
Gavilan College is looking to require all students and employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 as in-person classes resume in the near future.
At its first public meeting under the same roof since March 2020, the college’s Board of Trustees on July 13 voted unanimously...
Top Hatters Suit Versus Garlic Fest Has Nine Lives
Seven years after four bikers were banned from the Garlic
Tens of thousands allegedly embezzled in San Benito Library case
Authorities have zeroed in on a suspect. File photo.















