Improve roads and jails, says civil grand jury
The San Benito County Civil Grand Jury has released its 2018-2019 report, which investigated the quality of county roads, the county jail and the juvenile hall.
The recommendations for the jail and juvenile hall were relatively minor, while the investigation into roads found the quality...
Hollister airport gets $5.1 million for runways
Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced two federal grants from the US Department of Transportation for airports on the central coast of California, including Hollister.
The Hollister Municipal Airport was awarded a federal grant totaling $5.1 million for taxiway construction. The Monterey Peninsula Airport was...
Cleanup of collapsed San Benito Foods roof could begin Sept. 30
Fire investigators offered no insight this week into the cause of a “catastrophic collapse” of a roof Sept. 18 at a San Benito Foods tomato processing building in Hollister.
The company reported no injuries or ongoing danger to employees.
Hollister Fire Marshal Charlie Bedolla said he...
Arriaga matures, develops into a force on the field
Jose Arriaga admits he was "very immature" as a freshman at Anzar High three years ago. The standout defensive end has matured over the years and has developed into one of the Hawks' best players over that time, enough to earn praises from third-year...
DUI checkpoint in Hollister Sept. 27
Hollister Police will conduct a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint Sept. 27 at an undisclosed intersection within the city limits.
Authority OKs rail plans
The High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors voted to approve the preferred route for the state’s controversial bullet train at a Sept. 17 meeting.
High-speed rail, if funded, will pass through downtown Morgan Hill with a stop in Gilroy before tunneling through Pacheco Pass. The...
Mandala colors street
Volunteer artists of all ages joined forces Sept. 21 in San Juan Bautista for Project Art SJB, creating a giant and colorful street art mandala on Polk Street at the annual Autumn Equinox Art & Ag fair. The big block party between Third and...
Golden State Warriors are in the community
Gilroy has not been forgotten. That's been evident by the continued support from the various Bay Area professional sports teams. Three weeks after the San Jose Sharks made an appearance in Gilroy to raise funds for the Gilroy Foundation—they raised $42,000 in fact—to help...
County OKs commercial zoning for Hwy. 101 interchanges
Opponents vowed to fight the county supervisors’ unanimous approval Sept. 24 of zoning changes at four Highway 101 interchanges.
The four commercial “nodes,” as they are called by planners, are located at the Betabel Road and Highway 129/Searle Road interchanges in San Juan Bautista, and...
Police: Juvenile arrested with gun, drugs
Police arrested a Hollister juvenile last week for possession of a firearm and drugs, according to authorities.
