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Hollister officials gave plenty of praise to incoming City Manager Bill Avera on Monday night, but Mayor Ignacio Velazquez also said the council would request the official’s resignation if he doesn’t have the budget balanced in three years.

Metro Newspapers, owner and publisher of Metro Silicon Valley, purchased four MainStreet Media Group weeklies including the Gilroy Dispatch, Morgan Hill Times, Hollister Free Lance and Santa Cruz Good Times.

The Aromas Water District has been lauded by an outside organization for its transparency.

Although the fire chief said indications point to an accidental cause for the recent downtown blaze destroying a historic building and artifacts inside the structure, the owner of the valuable collection still wants answers.

Even in the rain Saturday, some residents were dancing in the streets.

After months of preparation and work, the cast of “Anne of Green Gables” is ready to show off its theatrical sides.

San Benito High School’s senior class is holding a walk-a-thon fundraiser to help Jose Rocha, a senior who was diagnosed with leukemia on Valentine’s Day.

A real estate broker from Atherton came to the aid of Watsonville-based Equine Rescue Center & Sanctuary by offering to help the financially-strapped center relocate to San Benito County in Paicines.

HONORS: Nathan Davies: Nathan Davies of Hollister has completed the 27-week cadet training course at the California Highway Patrol Academy. He is assigned to duty at the CHP’s Hollister-Gilroy area office.

Hollister City Council members Monday are scheduled to weigh a contract approval to make Bill Avera the full-time city manager.