Hollister Free Lance

3 weeks ago | sanbenito.com | Michael Moore

Local authorities this week began cleaning up homeless encampments in the San Benito River bed in an ongoing effort to remove hazardous materials and direct unhoused people to services and more stable shelter. San Benito County is leading the effort in partnership with the City of Hollister, nonprofit organizations and local contractors, according to county staff.

4 weeks ago | sanbenito.com | Tarmo Hannula

About 3,000 people poured into the 13th annual unSCruz gathering May 1-4 at the San Benito County Fairgrounds.

1 month ago | sanbenito.com | Michael Moore

The San Benito County Board of Supervisors formally suspended negotiations with the City of Hollister for the renewal of a contract for fire services. The 3-2 vote at the board’s April 22 meeting followed the Hollister City Council’s rejection the previous evening of the terms of a counter offer submitted by the county and the City of San Juan Bautista. Supervisors Mindy Sotelo and Angela Curro voted against the motion to suspend negotiations.

1 month ago | sanbenito.com | Levi Sumagaysay

President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs are putting many California businesses, jobs and the state budget at risk. They’re affecting not only long-term relationships with trading partners, but an intricate web of ecosystems and supply chains. The California business owners and groups grappling with the tariffs—wine shop owners, winery founders, farmers—say the precise effects on […]

1 month ago | sanbenito.com | Michael Moore

Authorities said this week they will not file charges against a person who hung a flag depicting a Nazi swastika on the Burnett Avenue overpass in Morgan Hill. Santa Clara County Supervising Deputy District Attorney Michel Amaral said the DA’s office has concluded an investigation into the March 21 incident and will not charge the person who displayed the flag over Highway 101 with a crime.