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The City of Hollister is applying for grant funds with the hope of using them toward a trail project at Vista Park Hill.

Hollister council members Tuesday approved changes to the city's policy for employee use of credit cards following a Free Lance inquiry into the matter just two weeks ago, but none of the officials questioned how nearly $800,000 was charged on the Cal Cards last fiscal year.

San Benito County's total assessed property value exceeded $7 billion for the first time as of Jan. 1 of 2015, according to the assessor's report released last week and approved by supervisors Tuesday.

San Benito County supervisors Tuesday agreed to allocate $25,000 among three business groups to promote economic development.

Country recording artist Dallas Smith is scheduled to play at the San Benito County Fair on Oct. 1.

The City of Hollister issues credit cards to 105 of 142 budgeted employees, and expenses on such charges totaled $794,681 for the 2014-15 fiscal year, according to records obtained by the Free Lance.

When it comes to losing weight and keeping the pounds off, there are certain rules that stand the test of time. Here are eight habits to accomplish this task in a healthy way.

The bicycle that 11-year-old Joshua Rodriguez was riding when hit by a county transit bus while crossing Memorial Drive was not equipped with "brakes that were operational," according to a statement released by the Hollister Police Department Friday afternoon. 

The City of Hollister issues more than 100 credit cards to employees for purchases and maintains loose restrictions on who gets them.

The City of Hollister wants the state to reconsider the sound wall placed along the bypass near the Highway 25 intersection with San Felipe Road.