Teacher bargaining underscores complicated funding criteria
At least 20 people stood in the Hollister School District meeting room Feb. 24 and waved bright green, red and yellow signs asking for more pay with such phrases as:
County health officials to target sugary drinks
Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito county health departments will be releasing regional and county-level data about the consumption of sugary drinks.
County hires new agriculture commissioner
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors has announced Karen Overstreet as the new agricultural commissioner and sealer of weights and measures.
Volunteers strive to build pool for veteran amputee
Resident Brian Jergens shuffled toward his toddler son in a spacious living room with ample toys.
Man pleads guilty to bomb threats at high school
Michigan resident Jason Keith Smith has pled guilty to making bomb threats to San Benito High School several years ago.
State data: 17 city firefighters made $100k-plus
Seventeen employees in the Hollister Fire Department took home six-figure salaries in the 2013 calendar year. Another 11 employees in the Hollister Police Department had pay eclipsing the $100,000 mark, according to data provided by the city to the state.
Former chief gets biggest payout from ‘separation’ program
Now retired former Fire Chief Mike O’Connor received the largest payout among 10 Hollister employees who accepted an early "separation" incentive, according to data provided by the city.
Veterans appreciation dinner announced
A Veterans Appreciation Dinner is set for March 28 at the Veterans Memorial Building, 649 San Benito St.
