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The Hollister City Council unanimously voted Monday night to allow recreational cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and testing businesses to operate within city limits. Recreational, or adult-use, dispensaries and retail sales are still prohibited, but medical cannabis will be available from two dispensaries—Purple Cross Rx...

Not many industries are eager to be taxed, but the burgeoning cannabis industry in Hollister is willing to pay in order to operate in a market now friendly to recreational, adult-use businesses. "Taxes are a concern in the industry, and if you add state and...

A Hollister man and woman accused of killing the man’s wife in late 2017 will next appear in court Feb. 15 at the San Benito County Courthouse. Sang Ji, 49, the husband of murder victim Yoon Ji, and co-defendant Jung Choi, 45, are both charged...

Authorities arrested a 15-year-old Hollister boy on suspicion of felony animal cruelty after observing a social media video in which he is seen throwing a small Maltese dog to the ground, according to police. On Jan. 30, officers from Sunnyvale Animal Control contacted Hollister Police...

The San Benito County Arts Council invites students, families, and community members to attend the free event, “The World Around Me: Celebrating Diversity in the Arts,” on Thursday Feb. 15. The showcase will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial...

Speak to Mike Fisher about his hometown of Hollister, and watch him light up like a firefly. He’ll take particular pleasure in talking about how the city inspires his business, Fisher’s Restaurant and Catering in Hollister. “To drive down 156 and see just rows of crops—that...

Hollister Police Department officers arrested three suspects on January 30 related to being in possession of loaded firearms. Around 9 p.m., police received a report of several young men drinking alcoholic beverages and displaying handguns in the parking lot of Jack in the Box at...

There is a good reason why San Benito High junior Edgar Barbosa plays on the right wing. Barbosa makes several strong runs in every game, a byproduct of his speed. Often times, the 5-foot-5, 115-pound Barbosa gains separation from defenders to corral a pass...

The future of this year’s Hollister Independence Rally could be decided this month as event promoter Roadshows Inc. tries to wrap up enough sponsors to submit a proposal to the city. Promoter Randy Burke said the Reno-based company is still pursuing national sponsors for this...

A new state law is moving the date of the election of San Benito County’s Board of Education trustees from June to November, county election officials said this week. That means the new filing period for filing as a candidate for one of the two...