Four Hollister School District schools make honor roll
Hollister School District’s Accelerated Achievement Academy, Cerra Vista Elementary, Gabilan Hills Elementary and Rancho San Justo Middle School were all named to the 2017-2018 Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll for high achievement and student success.
The program, sponsored by the Campaign for Business and Education...
Oily politics: Rivas targeted
The state’s petroleum industry is spending $320,000 in the District 30 State Assembly race to defeat fundraising frontrunner Robert Rivas. The San Benito County supervisor hopes to succeed Anna Caballero, who is running for state senate this year and represents a district that stretches...
Gavilan weighs a bond to build campus
An 80-acre piece of land referred to as Fairview Corners on Fairview Road near the Ridgemark Golf Club and Resort in Hollister has sat vacant for more than 10 years since being purchased by Gavilan College.
While the goal of building a San Benito County...
Ranch meets needs
More than 200 special-needs adults and children donned cowboy hats and ventured to Thorson’s Arena in San Martin Saturday, May 12 to experience a Day out on the Ranch.
The fourth annual event was hosted by the El Camino Club—a local nonprofit comprising members of...
2,550 more housing units rising
How much growth do people in San Benito County want? Based on the crowd at a public meeting early this month, the answer is, "None, nothing."
But housing developments that already have been approved or are pending would continue the steady pace of housing and...
Murder suspects to return to court June 22
Two Hollister residents accused of killing Yoon Ji in December will next appear on the murder charges against them at San Benito County Courthouse June 22. The hearing is scheduled to set the two defendants’ preliminary hearing.
Suspects Sang Ji, 49, and Jung Choi, 45,...
Suspected burglar charged with felonies
The San Benito County District Attorney’s Office has charged Alfredo Zendejas, 24—accused by sheriff’s deputies in April of a series of burglaries and thefts—with two felony counts, plus enhancements that could lengthen his sentence if convicted, according to court records.
Zendejas was scheduled to appear...
Man arrested after breaking into kennel
Hollister Police last week arrested a man who allegedly broke into the city’s drop-off shelter to steal a dog he claimed was his own.
On May 5, a concerned citizen noticed a dog running loose in the City of Hollister, according to a press release...
Attorney general throws out petition for 400 block vote
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has spoken. A referendum vote—pushed by Hollister Mayor Ignacio Velazquez—on the sale of a half-acre empty lot at the city’s center would not be legal.
“The City resolution is not subject to referendum,” Becerra concluded in an 11-page opinion released...
Iconic Johnny’s is sold
Last Friday Johnny’s Bar and Grill new owner Peter Lago was on the road to Gilroy to buy two new filing cabinets for his new bookkeeper. One of his cooks was in jail. His credit card machine was on the fritz, and the replacement...
