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“Safe and sane” fireworks are legal in San Benito County, but only in the cities of San Juan Bautista and Hollister. The Hollister Police Department last year for the first time patrolled Hollister neighborhoods to enforce illegal fireworks rules, issuing a number of citations. They will...

Hollister Police will dedicate extra police to patrol for illegal fireworks on the evening of July 4, and promise that anyone caught igniting illegal fireworks will be cited for the violation. “Illegal fireworks are extremely dangerous and cause serious injuries every year across the U.S.,”...

After only two years, Hollister School District will begin another search for its education leader, as Superintendent Lisa Andrew announced last week that she is resigning from her post. Andrew informed board members June 19 and then made her plans public during a June 20...

Hollister locals gathered in downtown to celebrate Pride month in the city’s first-ever Hollister Pride event on Saturday, June 23. The event, put on by the LGBTQ+ Youth Resource Center, drew more than 170 attendees and was celebrated with food, community and acceptance, games and...

Citing the flammable dangers of using butane to make cannabis concentrate, the City of Hollister on June 18 approved an “urgency ordinance” to control the sale of the fuel. Butane can be used to extract THC from the cannabis plant, resulting in a potent concentrate...

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has spoken, and a ballot initiative that could have blocked development of the 400 Block in Hollister has been officially repealed by a 4-0 vote. Mayor Ignacio Velazquez recused himself from the vote because he owns property next door. There...

From the high perch where the picnic tables sit under shade structures, you can’t see the gray goatees, the bow-legged gaits and the balky knees. In their helmets and goggles and brightly colored body armor—what’s the opposite of camouflage?—the riders could be teenagers, or...

Public agencies throughout the South Valley are warning residents of scorching outdoor temperatures approaching throughout the day Saturday. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for all of Santa Clara and San Benito counties, from 11am to 8pm June 23. Above-average temperatures are...

Visitors and residents lined the streets of downtown Hollister Saturday, June 16, for the San Benito County Saddle Horse Parade. The event, in its 85th year, kicked off the San Benito County Saddle Horse Show and Rodeo, which will run June 22-24 at Bolado Park...

San Benito High School has entered a new phase of summertime construction activity that includes the completion of some facilities projects and the start of others. On June 11, three days after the Class of 2018 commencement ceremony, a number of summer projects got underway,...