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Hollister
December 22, 2025

Famed soldier cherished peace

Americans old enough to remember World War II, especially those

Rebuild Sonoma and Napa

A company is like a family, and when disaster strikes one part of an organization—and communities we serve—it’s felt throughout. Our newspaper group publishes seven Bay Area weeklies, including the North Bay Bohemian, based in Santa Rosa. When devastating, uncontrolled flames struck Sonoma County on...

Better to lose a friendship than a friend

Between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning hundreds of

Letter: Questions for the mayor

I can’t figure out how this Mayor Velazquez got re-elected. He ran on a platform of moving forward. It appears we are moving backward. It seems he’s good at inaction. The downtown area streets are all cracked and in disrepair. Our only reservoir is still closed after three years. The feds might be in charge of this project but Velazquez and his council don’t appear to be interested in pushing them. There are multiple housing projects currently being built plus a giant housing project off of Fairview Road, which by the way should have been put to a citizen vote. We are still paying exorbitant sewer rates from the last time the city of Hollister went on a building craze. There was also talk about a Walmart being built here, which never got mentioned in the paper. None of these projects benefits me as a resident of Hollister. Keep us informed as our local newspaper. This is your job.

Letters to the Editor

The day makes the difference

Letter: Everyone is lying about gas prices

Somebody is not telling the truth? I am sure that almost everyone who lives in Hollister noticed that over last weekend beginning on Sept. 29 and going through Tuesday Oct. 4, gas prices went up on average 35 cents and as much as $1...

Letter: Appalled by sign story, placement

Generally my family and I enjoy reading the Hollister Free Lance. We were appalled at a recent week's "Top Story” (Mayor: Signs are ‘trash’).

Editorial

Save the best farmland

Letters to the editor

API up? Oh really!

Letter: Save the hospital and keep it public

There is no more important issue for San Benito County residents than keeping Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital public with local control.  Our community cannot afford the massive, unnecessary risk proposed by the San Benito Health Care District—on the November ballot—to eventually sell Hazel Hawkins to...

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