The two-year legal battle to stop the Betabel Commercial project concluded June 9 when attorneys for the three petitioners filed to dismiss the non-CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) claims against the project and the county over zoning issues. The petitioners …
This article was written by BenitoLink intern Michael Koteles Hollister High School's Class of 2023 held its graduation on June 9 on the school's multi-purpose field. Approximately 700 seniors crossed the stage. The event commenced with Donnobhain Haertel, the senior …
The San Benito County Resource Management Agency gave three presentations over nearly four hours at a joint Supervisor and Planning Commissioners’ meeting June 6 concerning the update to the county’s 2035 General Plan. The presentations covered land use and housing …
In 2012, the "Vision 2022" was held asking residents to express their thoughts about what the county needed and what it could do better. Over 500 attended the sessions over several months. Following input from the 2012 event, three local …
Around 4:30 p.m. on June 13 the Hollister Fire Department received notification of a fire on Line Street in Hollister. When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found a 1-1.3-acre fire at an empty lot on Glenmore Drive and A …
The San Benito County Arts Council, Arts Council for Monterey County, Arts Council Santa Cruz County, San Luis Obispo County Arts Council, Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture, and Ventura County Arts Council are pleased to announce that …
Brandon Hill, who was arrested after being shot by a Hollister police officer on Dec. 8, 2020, was sentenced to four years in state prison June 8. Hill was charged with arson, assaulting a peace officer, resisting arrest, and making …
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Attention San Juan Bautista: There’s a new sheriff in town! Well, a new full-time deputy sheriff anyway: Deputy Desi Villanueva has been with the San Benito County Sheriff’s Department for two years, after having previously worked at the Merced Police …
For Ulloa Cellars owner Nancy Gonzalez Ulloa, her June 7 wine tasting at Vertigo Coffee in San Juan Bautista was like homecoming week. A Hollister native who now makes her wines in Paso Robles, Ulloa is still enough of a …
