Red Cross receives $10K grant from San Benito Community Foundation
The American Red Cross announced last week that it has received a $10,000 grant from the Community Foundation for San Benito County.
The nonprofit Community Foundation was formed in 1992 and is a well-known and respected philanthropic organization that enhances the quality of life in...
Retired police Sgt. Ray Wood accepts plea deal, faces jail time
Retired Hollister police Sgt. Ray Wood, who ran for San Benito County sheriff in 2010, has accepted a plea deal on a grand theft charge for embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from the city officers’ union and could spend six months in jail, according to court records.
Former teacher gets jail time, forced to register
Former San Juan School teacher Joseph B. Hudson has been
Honoring our veterans
The parades that run through downtown Hollister are like no other. They celebrate homecomings. They celebrate rodeos and holiday seasons.
And they celebrate heroes.
On Saturday, Nov. 11, Hollister will host its 16th annual San Benito County Veterans Day Parade and Ceremonies to celebrate the men...
Deep Divide: What are environmental implications of Measure J?
Local resident Larry Rebecchi recalled when Measure J supporters started gathering signatures last summer in their effort to ban hydraulic fracturing and other enhanced forms of extraction practices used by the oil industry to unlock shale deposits, particularly those in the massive Monterey Shale formation.
SJB residents reject racetrack
San Juan Bautista residents crowded city hall to speak out against a proposed Formula One Grand Prix racetrack at a Tuesday meeting of the city planning commission.
The proposal, Motor & Technology Center of Excellence, includes a raceway, convention center, eateries, luxury condominiums and hotel,...
