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The literary device of a play within a play has a long and rich history extending back to the time of Shakespeare and earlier. It continues in the San Benito Stage Company’s Sidecar production of Rick Abbot’s Sing On!, a sequel to last year’s production of Play On.

The San Benito High girls soccer team is coming off arguably its best season in program history, winning its first-ever Central Coast Section playoff game (not counting a forfeit victory it received four years ago). The Haybalers were expected to return up to nine starters this season, a huge haul that would’ve made them the odds-on favorite to win the Monterey Bay League’s Gabilan Division and make a deep run in the postseason.

It has been a great privilege to represent the Central Coast in the State Assembly for the past six years. I'm honored that voters put their faith in me three times since 2010 to be there champion in Sacramento.

Until I received a call from the lovely reporter from KION yesterday I had no idea that the city had lost its mind again.

Hollister officials in recent months have talked about the annual motorcycle rally carrying a total cost of $180,000, but city records show a 2016 tab of just over $168,000, according to documents obtained by the Free Lance.

County officials are wrapping up their ballot-counting efforts three weeks after the General Election, with the final tally expected by Thursday.

Lovers of great music performed by virtuosos in an intimate setting are in for an artistic treat in Gilroy.

A 2-2 stalemate vote at city council’s special meeting Monday leaves the future of the Hollister Airshow uncertain and, perhaps, in the hands of the incoming council member.

Council members at a special meeting Monday reviewed contract changes relating to the Hollister Independence Rally, with a final decision expected Dec. 5.

San Benito County diverted $4.8 million of rate-payer funds from the Landfill-Solid Waste enterprise to the General Fund and implemented a crippling agreement with the landfill operator to increase acceptance of out-of-county waste in order to get their hands on the money. In addition to diverting the funds, which the county denies was illegal, its own internal documents reveal that it failed to take adequate actions to protect the landfill capacity, address the environmental concerns or transportation impacts including road maintenance/litter, and failed to obtain a any revenue increase from out-of-county waste, which was the agreement’s original purpose.