County, city OK more bed space at seasonal shelter
County and Hollister officials approved increased bed space at the seasonal homeless facility to deal with potential weather conditions in an El Niño winter.Hollister council members Monday approved $47,000 in general fund money toward increased bed space. The county approved the remainder of the funding, $150,000 in grant dollars, on Tuesday.Government leaders plan to add space for 40 additional beds on top of the 20 to 30 homeless families served each winter at the Southside Labor Camp, according to a county board agenda report.Last year, the shelter served 28 families from December to March, according to a county report. Overall, a point-in-time survey earlier this year showed there were about 650 homeless people in the county.Look back for more.
San Benito County Office of Education offers literacy certification
As part of its Building Bridges to Literacy Initiative, the San Benito County Office of Education began a new Early Literacy Certification Program on Feb. 3. The program brings early literacy classes to daycare providers and preschool teachers throughout San Benito County and is...
Updated: Hollister breaks 100 with heat advisory in effect
The National Weather Service has declared a heat advisory for San Benito County, and temperatures soared in Hollister to 101 degrees as of shortly after 1:30 p.m. Monday
Bryan Stow comes to Hollister
The band Survivor may have performed the 80s hit, “Eye of the Tiger,” but as the uplifting song played in the gymnasium of Sacred Heart Parish School on Friday morning, there was only one survivor that guests eagerly awaited.
Bryan Stow spent nine months in...
Hollister Police investigate vandalism incidents
Hollister Police released this image from security camera footage of a suspect in a recent string of vandalism incidents.
Fed aggressively cuts funds rate by three-fourths of a percentage point
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed a key interest rate by
