Hollister’s Planned Parenthood closing without explanation
San Benito County won't have a satellite Planned Parenthood office starting Aug. 15, meaning local teens and migrant workers will have to travel to nearby Gilroy, Salinas and Watsonville to get the same services.
The dark side of ‘peanut power’
Today, a conundrum. What do you do when this likeable little fellow you’ve known your whole entire life turns out to be something … well, frankly, sinister?
What are comps?
They say things happen in groups of three. I don’t know who “they” are, but “they” do seem to be right.
Pinnacles National Park fees to climb Friday
On Friday, the seven-day entrance pass for Pinnacles National Park will increase to $10 for passenger vehicles and motorcycles, while bicycle and pedestrian entry fees will increase to $5, according to an announcement from the park.
Stench in Hollister caused by cannery waste
If you’ve been in certain parts of Hollister over the past few days, it has been hard to avoid a certain stench.
How to Work with a Decorator
So you’ve just moved into a new house or decided it’s time to redecorate your existing home. You’re most likely asking yourself, “where do I begin?” or “how do I make this house my home?”
Farm Fresh Produce owner wants to ‘make corner alive’
Nader Javid noticed he was always leaving town to buy his produce, usually to farmers markets. Since the business and property owner is always so busy – he recently sold the local Speedee Lube back to the corporate office but owns the nearby properties – he couldn’t always make it to Hollister’s farmers market on Wednesdays.
Marty: Gav fund diversion violates spirit – perhaps letter – of law
The Gavilan College Board of Trustees may have violated the law by voting to divert $12 million – eventually $17 million – of Measure E bond funds to bring an out of district operation, The South Bay Regional Public Safety Training Consortium (The Academy), into Coyote Valley leased facilities. Trustees certainly violated the spirit of a law, and that is just as important.
Don’t call the cops, it’s just the dog
My dog knows how to open doors. Now, this sounds like a great thing—I mean, hello? No more getting up in the middle of the good part* of Real Housewives to let No-No Lulu out. No more wondering if the dog needs to be let in or if she has run away to the neighbor’s house where the lawn is definitely greener since their dog is a male.
Garlic Capital neighbor has a stinking secret
Santa Clara County's Gilroy may be the garlic capital of the world, but at least three consecutive years of crop reports reveal San Benito County produces more of the stinking rose.


















