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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Hollister public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Hollister Independence Rally spending amid budget crisis
Speakers slammed the council for continuing to fund the motorcycle rally (roughly $500,000 cost, $150,000 city contribution) while laying off employees and declaring a fiscal emergency.
City attorney legal services agreement with Hanson Bridgett LLP
The city is bringing in Hanson Bridgett LLP for city attorney and legal services. It shapes who advises the city on litigation, contracts, and closed session matters — and the 4-1 vote shows it wasn't unanimous.
Integrative Waste Management fee increases
Trash collection rates are going up as part of the annual adjustment — only 236 people protested out of the 5,091 needed to block it. Council members want a bigger push to sign up low-income and fixed-income residents for the discount program.