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Hollister
March 18, 2026

Supervisors must take control of election mess

The news that District Attorney John Sarsfield does not have a

The clock is ticking to get SBC polls ready for November

With campaigns for the presidential election grabbing national

New Gov. is not perfect, but he’s a big improvement

I am not pleased by everything Gov. Schwarzenegger has done, but

Let Freitas speak about his possible dismissal

San Benito County supervisors should do one of their planning commissioners, Anthony Freitas, the courtesy of rescheduling a vote on his potential dismissal from the commission to a meeting he can attend.

Up with youth; down with the new city cars

Thumbs up: For Robert Rivas, a 24-year-old political go-getter from Hollister, and his friends who formed the Young Democrats of San Benito County Club. Rivas has a refreshingly positive perspective on the power of politics to make a difference, and he aims to spread the message. A key goal of the group will be to get young people to vote. Rivas says only 20 percent of youth do so, and he wants to turn that around.

COVER 3 covers the arts in San Benito

We have a volunteer program here at CMAP called

Give me a fair and just hearing please

My name is Anthony Freitas, and I am currently the planning

Fire taskforce should look for savings but put safety first

It's been months since the city started talking about creating a Fire Task Force to examine ways to save money in the city budget and increase protection for residents.

‘Disgusted’ by the move to kick Freitas off commission

I felt very disgusted today when I read the Free Lance about

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