Hwy 156 striping operation planned
Information provided by Caltrans District 5. Lea este artículo en español aquí.A striping operation is planned on State Route 156 during the overnight hours on Sunday, October 27 from 7 pm until 5...
View ArticleSacred Heart Parish School in Hollister receives an outstanding accreditation...
Information provided by Sacred Heart Parish School. Lea este artículo en español aquí.Sacred Heart Parish School in Hollister recently received the Report of Findings from a rigorous Accreditation...
View ArticleCOMMUNITY OPINION: Why the community cannot trust Hazel Hawkins Hospital and...
This community opinion was contributed by Robert Bernosky. The opinions expressed do not necessarily represent BenitoLink or other affiliated contributors. BenitoLink invites all community members to...
View ArticleArea schools spend more than $200k in lawsuit
Lea este artículo en español aquí. More than $210,000 was spent on legal fees in connection with a lawsuit challenging the approval of a charter high school. The suit was brought by the San Benito High...
View ArticleBenitoLink sets deadline to submit opinions on the 2024 election
Lea este artículo en español aquí.The deadline to submit election-related community opinions to BenitoLink is Oct. 29 at 5 p.m. The last day BenitoLink will publish those submissions is Nov. 1....
View ArticleBaler girls tennis team fights hard in final home game defeat
Lea este artículo en español aquí.The Hollister High School girls tennis team failed to win a single one of their matches against second-ranked Santa Catalina High School in their final home game on...
View ArticleEat, Drink, Savor: Steakstop helps kick off Food Truck Tuesdays in Hollister
Lea este artículo en español aquí.It has been three years to the day since Joseph Elmhorst’s Steakstop became the first food truck licensed by Hollister to operate at a fixed location within the...
View ArticleTwo dead in Hwy 25 collision
Lea este artículo en español aquí.The California Highway Patrol announced a Hollister woman and a Gilroy man died in a Hwy 25 head-on collision on Oct. 28. According to the news release, approximately...
View ArticleSan Benito Health Foundation steps into the health-culture intersection
Lea este artículo en español aquí.Dr. Erica Ceballos had been working at the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social in Tijuana for nine years when she applied for a program that allowed Mexican doctors...
View ArticleCOLUMN: The importance of returning mail ballots early
This column was contributed by Francisco Diaz, County Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters. The opinions expressed do not necessarily represent BenitoLink or other affiliated contributors. BenitoLink...
View ArticleDespite housing crisis, San Benito County planners deny project
Lea este artículo en español aquí.After a two-year-long push and pull, the San Benito County Planning Commission denied the 141 single-family-unit project known as Lands of Lee, proposed for Fairview...
View ArticleHollister Planning Commission moves draft 2040 general plan forward
Lea este artículo español aquí.On Oct. 25, the Hollister Planning Commission unanimously approved recommending that the City Council adopt the 2040 general plan and certify its environmental impact...
View ArticleCOMMUNITY OPINION: Vote no on Measure A
This community opinion was contributed by residents Tony and Cathy Alameda. The opinions expressed do not necessarily represent BenitoLink or other affiliated contributors. BenitoLink invites all...
View ArticleSan Benito/Monterey awarded $6.2 to address homelessness
Information provided by the California Department of Housing and Community Development. Lea este artículo en español aquí.Expanding California’s unprecedented support for local efforts to create...
View ArticleCOMMUNITY OPINION: The duty of elected officials
This community opinion was contributed by Robert Bernosky. The opinions expressed do not necessarily represent BenitoLink or other affiliated contributors. BenitoLink invites all community members to...
View ArticleCOMMIUNITY OPINION: Exposing hypocrisy in local Politics: A look at the...
This community opinion was contributed by Elia Salinas. The opinions expressed do not necessarily represent BenitoLink or other affiliated contributors. BenitoLink invites all community members to...
View ArticleFirefighters responding to fire in south county
Lea este artículo español aquí.Editors Note: This is a changing situation and updates will be posted when they become available. Last updated 6:54 p.m. Oct. 29. A fire is burning near Old Hernandez...
View ArticleRecent business closures are a wakeup call for San Juan Bautista
Lea este artículo en español aquí.At a San Juan Bautista Planning Commission meeting back on Aug. 27, Chairman Jose Aranda said he had been told that one of the city’s businesses—“a major player here...
View Article‘Honest mistake’ led to No on A donations being misreported, says San Benito...
Lea este artículo en español aquí.Ana De Castro Maquiz wasn’t irate over an Oct. 18 article in the Hollister Free Lance that opponents of San Benito County’s Measure A had misreported $189,000 in...
View ArticleCOMMUNITY OPINION: Measure X opponents playing a dangerous game
This community opinion was contributed by Suzie Mays. The opinions expressed do not necessarily represent BenitoLink or other affiliated contributors. BenitoLink invites all community members to share...
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