Ed notes: SBHS students visit UCLA
Students from the San Benito High School Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (Chicano Student Movement of Aztlan) M.E.Ch.A. Club attended the 26th Annual M.E.Ch.A. National Conference hosted by University of California Los Angeles on March 29-31.The conference coincided with the 50th Anniversary of MEChA,...
New plan for farmworker housing
Growing up in farmworker housing in Paicines, California informed how newly elected state Assemblymember Robert Rivas ran his campaign for his District 30 seat, and now it’s informing one of his first proposed pieces of legislation.
The Farmworker Housing Act of 2019 has made its...
New Santana Ranch school is fully funded
The proposed new $51 million elementary school at Santana Ranch in southeast Hollister is fully funded, according to Hollister School District Board President Stephen Kain.
Kain and the rest of the Hollister board were assured there were no funding shortfalls by Assistant Supt. of Business...
Motorists arrested, cited at St. Patrick’s Day checkpoint
Hollister Police arrested six motorists on suspicion of driving under the influence and issued 28 citations for driving without a license or on a suspended license during a St. Patrick’s Day checkpoint.
Big senior living plan has no developer
A giant senior living development in San Juan Oaks, west of Hollister, is still in limbo and San Benito County staff is pushing to lock impact fees for 10 years to attract a new developer.
The project would build 1,084 “active adult” and market-rate residential...
Sí, Se Puede
The nearly 700 students and staff at San Martin/Gwinn K-8 school got some surprise visitors at their annual school-wide celebration of Cesar Chavez Day, a couple days early on March 29. The school’s walkways were decorated with the red and black flags of the...
Vocational grads honored
Fourteen San Benito High School students in the district’s Career Technical Education vocational program were recognized after committing to an array of career pathways once they graduate this spring.
In a first-of-its-kind ceremony March 28 fittingly held inside SBHS’s new state-of-the-art CTE building, veteran auto...
City prepares for general plan update
Hollister has changed dramatically in the last 13 years since the city’s general plan was last updated. Now city staff and council are preparing to start the drafting process for a new general plan that will serve as a map for growth and development...
Avera quits, city begins search for new city manager
Hollister City Manager Bill Avera is resigning after five years on the job, less than a year after he signed a three-year contract.
The former city development services director surprised the city council with his retirement decision in a January closed session. Then on Feb....
