Day: April 1, 2016

Hollister police and fire crews help injured driver.

Driver of car injured in crash on San Felipe Road

Police say the accident is still under investigation, though drugs and alcohol are not suspected

A farmworkers' polling place set-up in a field (Sept. 1975). Photos courtesy of Mimi Plumb.

Democracy In The Fields: A Project Honoring California’s Farmworkers and the Newfound Freedoms They Reaped in 1975

In September1975, free elections altered California's agricultural landscape. On Sunday, April 3, the National Steinbeck Center will host the unveiling of "Democracy in the Fields," a project dedicated to this momentous event and the lives it transformed

Javier Ceja, Jose Carmen Lezama and Ramiro Perez at the "Si Se Puede" Walk-a-Thon

Agriculture

César Chávez – A Legacy Deeply Rooted in San Benito County

Labor strike at Hollister farm in 1977 led to improved farmworker treatment across the country

The second night of filling cracks.

Government / Politics

First Phase of Re-Striping San Benito Street Underway

City fills cracks on San Benito Street in preparation for slurry work and then re-striping by end of April

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Business / Economy

REAL ESTATE SNAPSHOTS: Should you sell your house on your own?

Selling a home on your own is a risky proposition

The march was part politics, part honorary recognition for activist César Chávez.

March through Hollister held to honor César Chávez

Community honors labor leader's birthday with three-mile march and speeches

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Granddaughter of P.E.G. Anzar and Mariquita Zanetta Breen Anzar Passes

Daughter Collette Cowger asked the SJB Historical Society to post Lolita Anzar Lizotte's obituary, as she lives out of the area