From CalMatters...
03/24/2025CalFire released its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps. Different colors come with different rules.
From CalMatters...
Students Call on California Colleges to Protect Campuses From Immigration Enforcement
03/18/2025After the Trump administration threw out policies dating back to 2011 limiting immigration arrests at “sensitive locations,” California colleges and universities are providing resources to support students, but can’t stop immigration enforcement from entering public spaces. Some advocates say more must be done.
San Benito County is preparing to “take a step back,” in the words of Supervisor Dom Zanger, from its longstanding partnership with the City of Hollister for fire services.
Lea este artículo en español aquí.San Benito County is joining Bay Area health officials in urging residents to get vaccinated against measles if they are not certainthey had the disease as a child and to be aware of the signs …
Lea este artículo en español aquí. 265 days. That is how long San Benito County and San Juan Bautista were given until their fire service contract with the city of Hollister ends—unless they agree on new terms. Not only are …
Lea este artículo en español aquí.Following community pushback over the proposed fire service contract with San Benito County and San Juan Bautista, the Hollister City Council proposed changes at its March 21 special meeting that requires the three jurisdictions to …
Lea este artículo en español aquí.On March 18, the San Juan Bautista City Council rejected a new contract with Hollister for fire services because of changes to the number of firefighters assigned to the city’s fire station. The contract’s staffing …
Information provided by San Benito Agricultural Land Trust. Lea este artículo en español aquí.We hope you will join us on March 26 for the Regional Priority Plan Community Wildfire Meeting, hosted by the San Benito Wildfire Resilience Program (SBWRP). At …
Lea este artículo en español aquí.The city of Hollister and San Benito County have taken a step toward continuing to provide fire services to unincorporated areas of the county. New contract terms were discussed by both governing boards on March …
Information provided by Office of the State Fire Marshal. Lea este artículo en español aquí.The California Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) has released Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) maps for Local Responsibility Areas (LRA) throughout the state. According …
The health departments of Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties invite the public to participate in a community survey to gather information about potential health concerns related to the recent battery fires at the Vistra Moss Landing Energy Storage …
Lea este artículo en español aquí.Following a recommendation from public safety coordinator Roy Morales to the San Juan Bautista City Council, the city held a town hall meeting on Feb. 22 to provide an overview of fire services in San …