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Faced With Budget Woes, Gavin Newsom Wants More Tax Credits for Hollywood

05/15/2025

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest budget proposal lays out deep cuts to public universities and health care. It also seeks to more than double the tax credits for Hollywood studios — an expansion moving smoothly through the state Legislature.

UC Davis Launches "From Labs to Lives"

03/15/2025

"From Labs to Lives" is a new website and video series launched by UC Davis highlighting the impact of research funded by the federal government. Read on for details.

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El Teatro Campesino Named 2025 Nonprofit of the Year for Senate District 17

Information provided by to Office of State Senator John Laird. Lea este artĂ­culo en español aquĂ­.Senator John Laird has selected San Juan Bautista-based El Teatro Campesino as his 2025 California Nonprofit of the Year for Senate District 17.“For over half 


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Story Time! At San Benito County Free Library Gets Theatrical

Lea este artĂ­culo en español aquĂ­.As part of its weekly “Story Time!” series, the San Benito County Free Library collaborated with the production team of San Benito Stage Company’s “Moana, Jr.” for a special reading on May 7 in the 


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El Teatro Campesino Stages Luis Valdez’s “Adios Mama Carlota”

In this first article, playwright Luis Valdez offers his thoughts on the historical background of “Adios Mama Carlota.” A second article will explore the performers and production.Lea este artĂ­culo en español aquĂ­.A new production of Luis Valdez’s “Adios Mama Carlota” 


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Cinco De Mayo Festival Held in Downtown Hollister

Lea este articulo en ingles aquí.A Cinco de Mayo Festival featured a slate of mariachi bands and drew a big crowd to Las Micheladas Bar & Grill on May 4.According to Las Micheladas owner David Ramirez, more than 500 people 


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Five Local Artists Selected for Inaugural Monterey Biennial

Information provided by San Benito County Arts Council. Lea este artĂ­culo en español aquĂ­.Five San Benito County artists have been selected to participate in the inaugural Monterey Biennial: Celebrating Central California Artists at the Monterey Museum of Art (MMA). The 


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‘Porch Day’ Previews With a Monthly ‘Porch Sounds’ Series

Lea este artĂ­culo en español aquĂ­.San Juan Bautista has participated in Music on the Porch Day, a worldwide celebration on the last Saturday of August, for the past three years. It's like a musical trick-or-treat: The public walks from house 


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Fact Check: The Hollister Guardians ‘People Won’ Flier

Lea este artĂ­culo en español aquĂ­.A political mailer by the Hollister Guardians group, which has distributed numerous fliers over the past year containing misleading information, was distributed during the week of April 7. The flier includes numerous false and disparaging 


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Arts Showcase Brightens Vets Building

Lea este artĂ­culo en español aquĂ­.The San Benito County Arts Showcase, an art and performance exhibition, took place on April 10 at the Veterans Memorial Building in Hollister. Tony Balbas of the San Benito County Office of Education said the 


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Editorial: Community Journalism Plays a Vital Role

Welcome to the new format of the Hollister Free Lance community newspaper. We have changed to a tab size to make it more reader friendly and have expanded our local news coverage. We will do more in the future.

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Daniel Valdez and the Music That Helped Drive ‘Zoot Suit’

Lea este artĂ­culo en español aquĂ­.In this first of two articles, Daniel Valdez recounts his work on the landmark film, ‘Zoot Suit.’Star and musical director of the landmark film “Zoot Suit,” and musical director of “La Bamba,” Daniel Valdez’s performing 


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