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New Fire Maps Put Nearly 4 Million Californians in Hazardous Zones. What Does That Mean for the People Who Live There?

03/24/2025

CalFire released its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps. Different colors come with different rules.

Students Call on California Colleges to Protect Campuses From Immigration Enforcement

03/18/2025

After 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.

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San Benito County to Look Into Options for New Fire Services Provider

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.

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County Health Warns Measles Can Be Life-Threatening

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 …

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Fire Service Negotiations Stall

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 …

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Hollister City Officials Change Approach to Fire Service Negotiations

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 …

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San Juan Bautista Rejects Hollister’s New Fire Service Contract

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 …

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San Benito Regional Priority Plan Community Wildfire Meeting

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 …

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Hollister Council, San Benito Supervisors OK New Fire Contract Terms

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 …

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2025 Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps Released

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 …

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Tri-County Survey Underway for Moss Landing Fire

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 …

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San Benito Town Hall on Fire Services Draws Nearly 100 Participants

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 …

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