Conner Menez does Hollister proud
"Don't forget to breathe."
That was the simple yet most effective advice Conner Menez received from some of the San Francisco Giants players when the left-hander made his major league debut on July 21 against the New York Mets, a game the Giants won 3-2...
Local residents react to Gilroy tragedy
As the 41st annual Garlic Festival was in full swing, Christopher Ranch’s executive vice president Ken Christopher told the Hollister Free Lance that this year could potentially change the festival forever.
With bigger-name celebrities than ever before, Christopher’s most pressing concern on the festival’s second...
Hemp is San Benito County’s hot crop
The 2018 Farm Bill made it legal to grow commercial hemp in the U.S. for the first time in half a century, but fewer than half of California’s counties allow the crop. San Benito is one of them.
Growers are now storming San Benito and...
Returning to its roots
San Juan Bautista is a city that prides itself on its history and its preservation of artifacts from long ago. Its state historic park features several structures built in the 1800s, meticulously maintained, highlighted by its 15th century Spanish-era mission.
So it’s baffling that an...
Fenced-in property
The idea of a white picket fence surrounding a home may have died out after the midcentury, but this Hollister home may have the next best thing.
Located at 830 Los Viboras Road, this five-bedroom, five-bath, 3,743-square-foot home sits on five acres of usable land....
Police: Sex offender tried to break into home
On July 26, 2019 the Hollister Police Department responded to a report of a man trying to break into a residence.
At about 2:08am, officers were dispatched to the 700 block of Calais Drive, according to a press release from the Hollister Police Department. An...
400 block suit still possible
Nearly two months after the Hollister City Council voted June 3 to uphold a planning commission decision to approve key pieces of the 400 block project, Mayor Ignacio Velazquez told the Free Lance he is still considering challenging the vote.
Velazquez had filed an initial...
Super run
Hundreds of superheroes of all ages flew through downtown Hollister July 27 during the Superhero 5k Run/Walk and Kids’ Fun Run. The first-time event, hosted by Hollister Recreation, began and ended on San Benito Street, looping its way through side streets. The fastest finishers,...
Hollister says no phones for K-8
After holding a pair of parent meetings regarding middle school cell phone use, Hollister School District leaders will introduce a new “Away for the Day” cell phone policy for the 2019-20 school year.
HSD’s school board approved an updated Board Policy 5131 on July 23,...
Four dead in Garlic Fest shooting
A gunman shot more than 15 people and killed three victims before police shot and killed the suspect at the Gilroy Garlic Festival July 28, according to Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee. As of a press conference shortly after 10pm Sunday night, police were...
