Council OKs further restrictions on fireworks booths
Hollister City Council members Monday approved further restrictions on nonprofit-run booths selling the "safe and sane" variety of fireworks.
Radio station organizers to host community meeting
Organizers hoping to develop a low-power community radio station in San Benito County are hosting an informational meeting next week.
City may have to skip pursuit of federal grant funds
City officials are unsure if they will be able to apply for annual federal block grant funds because recipients haven't spent enough of a prior year's award yet to apply for a new one.
Council weighs later impact fees for two developments
Hollister City Council members Monday are weighing whether to adjust the rules for collection of impact fees for two projects upon request from those developers.
Local superintendent meets vice president on trip
Aromas-San Juan Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Ruben Zepeda recently traveled to Washington D.C. and San Jose meetings with policy makers and advocacy groups to improve educational opportunities for English learners, Latinos and other minority students while supporting parents, according to a statement released on his visits.
Elections office nears end of unofficial tally
With just about 400 provisional ballots left to count – and a handful of regular ballots that machines could not read – there are few contested races remaining.
Calfire lifts ag burn ban in county
The state firefighting agency has lifted agricultural burning restrictions in San Benito County following recent rainy weather, according to a Calfire press statement.
Alejo donates $1,500 for turkeys
State Assemblyman Luis Alejo, San Benito County's representative, announced his donation of $1,500 in gift certificates to local charities for Thanksgiving turkeys.
Updated: City considers early retirement incentive for employees
Hollister City Council members Monday are set to weigh a voluntary early retirement program for employees.
Calendar & Briefs: Pig Roast; last weekend for ‘Addams Family’
A Pig Roast Dinner to benefit the Hollister Elks Lodge is set for 7 p.m. Friday at the lodge. Menu items will include roasted pork, beans, coleslaw, applesauce, garlic bread and carrot cake. Dinner tickets are $18. Please make reservations before Nov. 11 at noon by calling (831) 637-1436. It will include a silent auction with closing bids at 8:30 p.m. plus raffles. Funds will go toward a major project to help kids with disabilities.
