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June 6, 2026

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.

A Challenge for Pat Loe

Now that Pat Loe has become chairwoman of the County Board of

All roads lead to the sewer moratorium

Members of the Hollister City Council must be wishing they were

Moratorium Should Be Short-Lived

The City Council's decision to extend the temporary moratorium

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

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