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Housing / Land Use

Designs approved for Verutti Park restrooms in San Juan Bautista

Published 02/07/2019
BenitoLink Reporter, Noe Magaña

Features include sensor lighting, stainless steel fixtures and windows.

Business / Economy

OPINION: Historical development rates don’t matter, only today and tomorrow

Published 09/05/2017
Marty Richman

This is the second in a series of articles about residential development in the City of Hollister

Government / Politics

Cannabis economic impact discussed at city business meeting

Published 08/19/2017
John Chadwell

During a quarterly meeting with businesses, the Hollister city manager revealed the economics of the cannabis industry for the area, noting a "cannabis campus" is planned

Business / Economy

City holds listening session to address business concerns

Published 02/27/2017
John Chadwell

Issues discussed included planning, economic development and housing

OPINION: The growth battle in Hollister (redux)

Published 12/20/2016
Marty Richman

The good, the bad, and the solution to the growth planning issue

Government / Politics

San Juan has vacancies on planning commission, historic resources board

Published 10/07/2016
BenitoLink Staff

Applications to fill vacancies are due by Oct. 28

Government / Politics

COMMENTARY: SBC Should Embrace Its Bedroom Community Destiny To Control It

Published 09/09/2016
Marty Richman

New developments cement San Benito County’s future; our strategy should include improving what we already have

Housing / Land Use

COMMENTARY: Our Local Road Network is About to be Overwhelmed

Published 08/15/2016
Marty Richman

Poor planning and lack of implementtion will soon overwhelm the Fairview Road, Airline Highway and Union Road portion of the local road network

COMMENTARY: Why Our Local Residential Development Models Don’t Work

Published 01/28/2016
Marty Richman

Hollister and San Benito County’s residential development models have a fatal flaw – they end up being feast or famine. But they can be fixed

Government / Politics

Parks & Rec commissioner resigns before council discusses his possible removal

Published 06/17/2015
Adam Breen

In other action, two people appointed to city planning commission and parks and rec commission

Business / Economy

Developer breaks ground on hotel

Published 04/17/2015
Jason McCormick

Long-planned Fairfield Hotel project has begun on Gateway Drive near Tiffany Ford

Public graphic shows revised area for project in red.

County to host public hearing on Panoche Valley Solar Project

Published 04/15/2015
Jason McCormick

Planning commissioners to consider feedback from locals to decide whether to officially certify project's environmental review and conditional use permit