Earthbound Farm nearly done with San Juan expansion
San Juan Bautista-based Earthbound Farm is nearly done adding 120,000 square feet of warehouse space, one of several improvements planned for the next few years, according to a company spokesperson.
Local funeral home websites affected by broader outage
A Pennsylvania-based company that hosts funeral-home websites had its systems breached, causing online obituary outages for the two local mortuaries.
Kosmicki: Surprise comedy roast of Steve Kinsella
With longtime Gavilan College President Steve Kinsella planning to retire after the school year, loyal disciples will lead him to the Hollister Elks Lodge after graduation May 27. There, he will expect a brief honor from local Elk people and maybe some Folgers in a Styrofoam cup. Instead, he will face a coordinated roast.
Question of the Week answers: Roads ready for housing growth?
Question of the Week panelists and readers answered the following:
Free tax help on the way
The AARP Tax-Aide program offers free personal tax preparation assistance to taxpayers of low to middle incomes including those filing as single, head of household, married filing jointly or students, with special attention to those ages 60 and older.
Pinnacles Peek: First flight for condor intern
Pinnacles National Park—sometimes called “The secret gem of the Central Coast”—has towering rock formations that formed approximately 23 million years ago, historic structures from the first homesteaders, buildings constructed by the the Civilian Conservation Corps, and wildlife activities like the California Condor Recovery Program.
Kosmicki: BenitoLink, and why bylines do matter
There are still basic standards in journalism, and our counterparts at BenitoLink clearly don’t understand this.
Pendergrass, Muenzer buildings sold in downtown Hollister
Two downtown buildings were recently sold, including the historic Pendergrass building at Fifth and San Benito streets, according to an announcement at Wednesday’s quarterly breakfast meeting of the Hollister Downtown Association.
Updated: Fatality victim ID’d after being trapped between truck door, fence
A 43-year Hollister male died in a solo-vehicle accident Friday afternoon after he departed his truck and became lodged between the door and adjacent fence, according to the California Highway Patrol.
San Juan’s burglaries have residents, officials alarmed
A string of “15 to 20” commercial burglaries over the past three months has San Juan Bautista’s residents alarmed and its officials looking for ways to enhance the law enforcement presence in town.

















