Election sign laws clarify rules for candidates
Some campaign signs might carry simplistic messages, but rules for people placing them aren’t so elementary.
Officials with the county elections office provided a breakdown of the rules for candidates so they can avoid breaking the law.
The state has a set of rules, but then...
Cannabis shops request another hearing
Cannabis was not on the agenda for the Hollister City Council meeting Monday, but that did not stop three dispensary applicants from requesting reconsideration.
Last week, the city leaders approved just one—out of two—possible medical cannabis dispensaries. Purple Cross Rx received the go-ahead, while three...
Tres Pinos native is Miss California Rodeo Salinas for year
Tres Pinos resident Grace Tobias will be representing the Calfornia Rodeo Salinas for the next year after winning the title of Miss California Rodeo Salinas at last month’s event.
Mammoth mall planned for Gilroy
Westfield Group to build 1.5 million square foot mall near old
Hollister school board discusses election of trustees by district
Hollister School District board president Stephen Kain is not opposed to shifting from an at-large to a trustee area election system.
So when the local League of United Latin American Citizens brought the issue to the Hollister school board, citing the California Voting Rights Act...
Mars Hill is an expression of faith
Mars Hill, the little coffee shop with a large living room—as they like to say—is in its 10th year, and aside from serving fresh roasted, good coffee, it appears that it's the place’s heart and soul that keeps the non-profit thriving.
“People ask, what’s in...
Election 2002: Rider seeks fourth term
Judy Rider loves to see children who attended her preschool grow
MediLeaf co-founder arrested, charged with grand theft
Police have arrested MediLeaf co-founder Goyoko "Batzi" Kuburovich for a multi-million dollar embezzlement “scandal” – however the charges are a separate can of worms from Kuburovich’s harried past that revolves around alleged illegal cannabis sales and money laundering.
Local pols impressed by presidential hopefuls
This year’s Democratic state convention in San Francisco offered a select group of party regulars a sneak preview of Democratic campaign themes.
Included among the 3,400 delegates at the May 31-June 2 convention were local elected officials and party workers, from former city councilmember Mickie...
Panetta still cautious on impeachment
As the question of whether to impeach President Donald Trump loomed over the California Democratic Convention the weekend of May 31, Rep. Jimmy Panetta continued to resist the pressure to advocate impeachment.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi grew more emboldened in her calls to...

















