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Early results show Measure A ahead, Hollister Mayor significantly behind
In an election characterized by a barrage of personal attacks and misinformation, several of the biggest targets are behind in votes, and the hard-contested Measure A is ahead. While it is still too soon to call the official results, early results are often a forerunner of the final tally.
Hollister Mayor: The first results show Hollister mayoral incumbent Mia Casey with 1,612 votes with her challenger, Roxanne Stephens holding 2,766. 5,714 votes have been counted against a total of the 22,825 registered voters in Hollister.
Hollister City Council District 1: Challenger Rudy Picha has more than twice the votes as incumbent Rick Perez, 786-327.
Measure A: The measure that would require any county development to be voted on by residents before being submitted to the planning commission and the board of supervisors is edging towards passage, with 5,525 yes votes to 4,920 no votes.
Hollister School District Bonds: Both bond measures for the district are trailing with voters, however the vote is still tight.
Measure X – San Benito Health Care: With 4,916 yes votes to 5,082 no votes, the race is too close to call.
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“No on A” campaign: “disappointed but hopeful”
California Transportation commissioner and “No” campaign spokesman Bob Tiffany told BenitoLink he feels “disappointed with the initial round of results.” With 28% of the votes counted, Yes on Measure A is ahead by more than 600 votes.
Tiffany said the campaign feels “hopeful” and that it’s still “premature to assess where we are right now with only a third of the votes counted”
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“Dialogue will continue, regardless of the outcome for Measures L and M,” SBHS Superintendent Shawn Tennenbaum
With 28% of the votes counted, Measures L and M are on track to not being approved. Measure L is down by nearly 800 votes and M by nearly 600.
San Benito High School District Superintendent Dr. Shawn Tennenbaum told BenitoLink “it’s too early to read too much into the results.”
“I am especially pleased that we were able to have, through community town halls and K-8 elementary school listening sessions in English and Spanish, a dialogue with community members about the needs of this district and the process we used to find a solution to meet those needs,” he said. “That dialogue will continue, regardless of the outcome for Measures L and M.”
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“Measure X will fail overwhelmingly,” Rob Bernosky
The campaign against Measure X is meeting at the house of Rob Bernosky, who’s running for the Hollister School District. Bernosky told BenitoLink they believe Measure X will not pass.
“I’ve been walking with nurses and interacting with the community and I’ve seen how people want to keep Hazel Hawkins public,” he said.
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“Yes on Measure A” campaign feels “cautiously optimistic”
Jessica Wohlander, the spokesperson for Measure A, told BenitoLink they feel “cautiously optimistic” with the first round of results. With 28% of the votes counted, “Yes” is winning by more than 600 votes.
“This is still early reporting,” Wohlander said. “We have to see what happens, but putting lan-use decisions in the hands of voters would be really game changing.”
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Hollister, Insight waits for results on Measure X
Insight Healthcare Group, the company that would be allowed to lease and potentially buy Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital if Measure X passes, told BenitoLink, that they “ trust the community will make the best decision however the results turn out.”
Insight gave the “Yes on X” campaign $75,000, as we reported yesterday. “We provided support to the ballot measure committee so that voters would have information about their options,” the company said.
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Hollister, “No” on A watch party at Strada Verde
The committee Neighbors to Preserve San Benito, which runs the campaign against Measure A, is having a watch party at Strada Verde. Anthony Botelho, who is part of the campaign, told BenitoLink they feel “confident” about the results.
“We have the support of both the Republican and the Democrat party, of businesses and unions, of professors and students,” Botelho said. “We’ve seen a lot of support from members of the community.”
Mayor Mia Casey and city council member Rick Perez are also at the party.
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