Editorial: City turns corner on fiscal responsibility
There appears to be a new attitude at the city under Mayor Ignacio Velazquez, with several examples on display at last week's council meeting.
Editorial: Cal Fire lease missing deadline
City and Cal Fire officials have been in on-again, off-again talks for many years and recently reached a deal that would keep the state agency here for the long term.
Cheers for World War II planes and vets; jeers to expensive gas
Thumbs up: To the "Wings of Freedom" tour that brought an authentic World War II B-17 Flying Fortress and a B-24 Liberator to the Hollister Municipal Airport this week. Residents were able to hop in the cockpits, target the machine guns and inspect the equipment that the World War II generation used to beat back the Nazi threat. That generation, which did so much for our country and the world, is fading quickly into the history books, and the planes were a fitting tribute to their achievements during Veterans Memorial Month.
All roads lead to the sewer moratorium
Members of the Hollister City Council must be wishing they were
With growth unpredictable, focus on school’s urgent needs
The San Benito High School District has a tough task ahead in deciding how much of the school's facilities should get costly upgrades, and when they should occur, because it's nearly impossible to project future growth trends while the real estate industry remains in the dumps, and will for the unforeseeable future.
Editorial: Officers should be held to higher standard
There are too many questions for comfort in the dismissal of Hollister Sgt. James Egan's drunken driving charge, and it amplifies a need that off-duty officers be held to a higher standard rather a lower one when breaking the law.
The Irresistible Temptation of School Supplies
A lot of families are just leaving for their summer vacations.
Editorial: Sanchez’ leadership lacks severely
Mayor Eugenia Sanchez is the most ill-prepared council member in





