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The Hollister City Council has appointed planning official Bill Avera as interim city manager.

Residents came out to Hollister's council meeting Monday to laud the performance of the Hollister Rally manager.

Despite a mostly smooth run in this year’s budget hearings, held June 17, the supervisors again got held up on how to allocate money to community-based organizations.

A 41-year-old Atascadero man died early Friday morning when a pickup truck collided with a center divide during a police chase on Highway 101 in San Benito County.

Road Rally and Poker Fun Run: The Morgan Hill Community Foundation hosts the 2nd annual Discover Morgan Hill Road Rally and Poker Fun Run Saturday. Participants will begin at the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center, and then proceed through the city and countryside to participating businesses. Those interested in entering the Road Rally with a vehicle can visit mhroadrally.com for details. Entry fee is $40 through today and $45 for event-day registrations. Registration at the Community and Cultural Center opens at 8 a.m., engines start at 9 a.m., and the event concludes at 1 p.m.

The San Benito Stage Company will be filling the Granada Theatre stage with fairytale creatures starting on Friday for its run of “Shrek the Musical.” The show runs weekends through July 27, with tickets available at Postal Graphics and San Benito Bene.

On Jan. 23, 2013, volunteers and Homeless Coalition staff members combed the county for a biannual census of the homeless population. They found 365 homeless residents, including 65 percent without shelter. Here more about the census in this video.

It is with great honor to report the following:

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) has launched a website, which the agency has been advertising to motorists headed up the eastern hills of Morgan Hill in recent weeks, advising residents on how to keep their homes and their neighbors safe from the threat of wildfires during the summer.

As the temperature kicked up last week so did the anticipation for the fun-filled week of Kids Rule Theatre Camp. Kristy Burchard, the founder and director of the program, and her team of volunteering teens and adults were ready to rock another summer of phenomenal performances. After much preparation, everyone was ready to kick off the program’s 11th year at Sacred Heart Parish School. Many of the people who helped make this program possible can be described as one big theatrical family. I was extremely fortunate to be part of this family once again as a camp counselor for one of the groups.