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Council upset may tilt balance ALL NEW FACES ON HOLLISTER CITY COUNCIL, EXCEPT MAYOR

By Jaqueline McCool Reporter

Robert Eliason

HONORING WWII VETS Norma Martinelli, left, and Martha Moses ride in the annual San Benito County Veterans Day Parade in Hollister, Nov. 11.

Hollister praises vets On Sunday, Nov. 11, Hollister held its 17th annual San Benito County Veterans Day Parade and Ceremonies celebrating American servicemen and servicewomen.

HONORED VET WWII Veteran Walter Hemingway was celebrated at the Hollister parade.

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Chaired by Frankie Gallagher, information officer for Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital, for the last decade and sponsored by the Hollister Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9242, the events were held exactly 100 years after the end of WWI. Spectators gathered on the streets of downtown Hollister to watch the procession, which included veterans in vintage cars and military vehicles, local students as well as scout troops.

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In a major upset in the Hollister city elections on Tuesday, Nov. 6, newcomer Rolan Resendiz, a likely ally of Mayor Ignacio Velazquez, unseated two-term District 2 Councilmember Mickie Solorio Luna.

The campaign was contentious, with personal attacks on Resendiz raised by Luna’s supporters. Despite endorsements from prominent political figures in the community, Luna, a staunch member of the pro-development council majority, lost to Resendiz’s grassroots campaign.

Resendiz received nearly 66 percent of the vote with 788 votes, and Luna received 34 percent of the vote with 427 votes.

“I’ve never done anything like this and I didn’t know what the results would be, but I had a very good feeling,” Resendiz said.

Luna was the only Hollister incumbent running for re-election, despite two other council seats being up for grabs. With the appointment of Carol Lenoir to the vacated District 1 seat in October, the council will be full of new faces, aside from the mayor, who won his reelection campaign.

The election could tilt the council balance, with victorious Marty Richman holding a swing vote between pro-development and slow-growth factions. ➝ Council, 8

Rivas wins 30th Assembly seat DEPARTING SAN BENITO SUPERVISOR WILL LEAVE SBHS JOB Democratic candidate and San Benito County Supervisor Robert Rivas is easily on his way to winning election to the California Assembly for the 30th District.

Although vote-bymail and provisional ballots were still being counted this week, Rivas has maintained a significant lead over Republican candidate Neil Kitchens. Rivas received a total of 41,979 votes throughout the four counties in the district, or 65 percent of the vote.

In San Benito County Rivas received 7,487 votes, or 60 percent of the vote,

and in Santa Clara County he received 12,719 votes, or 60.3 percent.

Rivas is a lifelong resident of San Benito County. He works as a professor at Gavilan College and as a counselor at San Benito High School.

Rivas stepped down as San Benito county supervisor for District 3 to run his assembly campaign.

Dating back to when he attended San Benito High

School, Rivas has always been involved in politics on a local level, winning his supervisor seat at just 30 years old.

He said his past work as a political organizer for local campaigns helped him in his run for assembly. “You understand all the work that’s involved,” Rivas told the Free Lance.

Anna Caballero is currently the Assembly member for District 30. The district’s boundaries run all the

way from Morgan Hill south to King City, encompassing parts of three counties and all of San Benito County.

Caballero was termed out and this week was leading in her bid for election to the state Senate’s 12th District.

Rivas said he will continue to bring what he calls his bold leadership style to Sacramento. He told the Free Lance, “I’m always going to stand for what’s right.”

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County measures lead with narrow margins APPROVAL COULD WIDEN HIGHWAY 25

By Jaqueline McCool Reporter

A road improvement measure and business license tax headed into the week after the Nov. 6 election with narrow approval margins.

Measure G is the San Benito County Roads, Transportation Safety and Investment Plan Transactions and Use

Tax, commonly known as the tax that will be used to widen Highway 25 to four lanes.

Measure G, which needs 66.67 percent to pass, stood at 68 percent support on Nov. 9, with 8,469 votes, before provisional ballots and late vote-by-mail ballots had been calculated. Measure H, which needs 50 percent plus one vote to pass, had received 51.4 percent approval, or 6,277 votes, as of Nov. 9.

Measure G was largely

supported by county officials, who are worried about the fate of San Benito roads if the tax isn’t approved. Although there was no formal argument written against the measure, the two-thirds vote is difficult to achieve.

Its passage enacts “a one-cent sales tax, raising approximately $16 million annually over 30 years,” according to the ballot question.

San Benito County shares responsibility for the repairs of Highway

25 with state and federal transportation agencies. According to the San Benito County Council of Governments, “the cost for Highway 25 improvements on the Santa Clara County-San Benito County border will be shared with Santa Clara County as well.”

Mary Gilbert, executive director for the council of governments, previously told the Free Lance that the county plans to widen Highway 25 into a four-lane expressway,

with less access to residential streets.

The county will have to begin collecting revenue from the new tax before it can begin any construction. Gilbert previously told the Free Lance that the community would continue to be consulted as the project came to fruition.

Measure H is a business license tax ordinance for unincorporated parts of the county. Its passage means an increase in government services like law

enforcement, fire service and road maintenance.

The ballot question asked voters, “Shall the proposed business license tax ordinance be adopted and enacted to impose a business license tax at a rate of $30 to $118 per business, 66 cents to $7.80 per employee, and 10 cents per ton of minerals depleted.”

Although it only needed a simple majority to pass and only applies to unincorporated areas, the measure remained in doubt a week after the vote.

Gillio wins in upset in District 4 race TWO NEW COUNTY SUPERVISORS WILL TAKE SEATS ON THE BOARD

By Jaqueline McCool Reporter

Hollister City Councilmember Jim Gillio won an election night upset against District 4 incumbent San Benito County Supervisor Jerry Muenzer.

Gillio received 2,325 votes and 73.97 percent of the vote as of Nov. 12, with all precincts reporting and some provisional ballots and late vote-by-mail ballots still being counted. His victory means there will be two new faces on the Board of Supervisors. District 3 incumbent Robert Rivas won his race for the 30th District of the state Assembly .

Peter Hernandez Jr. was holding on to a narrow lead over Patricia Loe in the District

3 supervisor race, ahead by just 111 votes, while provisional ballots were still being counted.

Hernandez received 52.8 percent of the vote with 1,033 votes cast in his favor and Loe received 47.2 percent, with 922 votes.

As late return vote-by-mail ballots continued to come in up until Nov. 9, the margin between Hernandez and Loe could narrow. Loe has previously served as supervisor from 2003 to 2011.

Hernandez is a local Hollister business owner.

According to the 2018 San Benito candidate guide, “A recount of within five days after the completion of the official canvass, any voter may request a recount by filing a written request with the elections official and specifying which candidates and/ or measures are to be recounted.”

A recount costs approximately $500 a day, to be paid for by the voter who requested it.

NEW SUPERVISORS Jim Gillio, left, and Peter Hernandez Jr lead balloting.

Gillio attributed his landslide victory over Muenzer to a grassroots campaign strategy and to the relationships he cultivated with San Benito residents along the way.

“Being able to go out there and let people know who you are as a person, I think that’s what really helped us connect with each individual voter,” said Gillio.

The two new faces on the

board of supervisors are a part of a larger wave of new leadership in San Benito County. With four new councilmembers in Hollister, the county could see significant changes in the years ahead.

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On Monday, Nov. 12, schools, banks and government offices were closed—except employees in the San Benito County Clerk’s elections office. Like their counterparts across California—and in many other states—they were busy validating and counting bagsful of ballots mailed at the last minute.

In California, Nov.9 was the deadline for mailed ballot to arrive at county elections offices.

Statewide, more than 4 million ballots were still being counted late last week—more than 8,000 in San Benito County.

Because more than 8,000 mostly vote-bymail ballots were still being counted early this week, county elections officials cautioned that “the individual candidate (and measure) totals will change when these ballots are counted.”

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Some individual races were close enough to be in doubt, and supporters of two measures—one for Gavilan College bonds and another for a sales tax increase for county roads—remained anxious this week as their margins were less than 2 percentage points.

Almost 80 percent of San Benito County voters cast votes by mail or live in a precinct without a polling place, according to elections officials.

Many of the vote-bymail ballots arrived on Election Day. The number of ballots that have run through scanning machines, and for which the vote counts match, was 12,284 as of Monday, Nov. 12, according to San Benito elections officials.

The elections office estimated that 8,365 ballots were left to verify, then count.

The office was busy this week verifying whether there were any duplicate ballots, and whether there were valid signatures on the vote-by-mail envelopes, as well as verifying provisional ballots.

“We have to verify all of these questions before we can even open an envelope and count it,” said Michael Parsons, information systems deputy in the county clerk’s office. “Therefore, the final number will not be known for some time.”

One report was expected late Tuesday, Nov. 13, and another on Friday, Nov. 16.

“The total turnout will not be known until we have counted every vote possible,” Parsons said.

On the website of San Benito County Clerk Joe Paul Gonzales, who also is the county registrar of voters, it states that the county has “a philosophy to get as many of the qualified ballots counted on election night as possible. The election staff and volunteers work hard in the weeks leading up to and through Election Day to prepare and count as much as possible on Election Night.”

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Although ballots are still being counted by election officials, updated results for the Nov. 6 election have the likely passage of Gavilan College’s $248 million Measure X bond as well as the election of three new members to the school’s governing body.

"This is a very exciting event in the history of Gavilan College and a great way to head into our centennial anniversary next year,” said Gavilan President Kathleen Rose, who was confident that even with votes yet to be counted, Measure X would pass. “We are grateful to everyone who was a part of this effort—especially the voters who showed up and voted for Yes on X, as well as the campaign volunteers and donors.”

A combined 59 percent of Santa Clara and San Benito county voters who reside within the boundaries of the Gavilan Community College Joint District were in favor of Measure X, which needed to reach the 55 percent threshold to pass, according to the most updated unofficial results of the Nov. 6 election.

“Measure X will give us the opportunity to get to work on our Facilities Master Plan,” added Rose, directing residents to the FMP link at gavilan.edu/administration/Bond/index.php and imploring them to apply for the Measure X Citizen's Oversight Committee.

Santa Clara County voters did the heavy lifting with a nearly 62 percent approval rate, according to the updated results from the county’s

registrar of voters. In San Benito County, however, voters were at just over 53 percent in favor of Measure X, which is earmarked for upgrades to Gavilan’s main Gilroy campus as well as the building of a new San Benito satellite campus and expansion to the Coyote Valley site. subhed: New trustees focus on rebuilding trust in San Benito County Helping to make those important decisions for Gavilan will be three new trustees on the sevenmember board. Retired school administrator Edwin Diaz, 64, handily defeated incumbent Walter Glines in Trustee Area 3. Diaz, a first-time candidate and former schools superintendent in both Pasadena and Gilroy, received more than 66 percent of the vote, while Glines came in at nearly 34 percent, according to Santa Clara/San Benito County Registrar of Voters.

“That low approval rating (of Measure X) in San Benito County, given the fact that a major focus of the bond is to provide a satellite campus there, that creates a reason for concern,” said Diaz, who has provided oversight for over $500 million in school bond projects. “Throughout my campaign, I’ve been hearing about some of the discontent with how the last bond was allocated. …Even though (Measure X) passed, for me, we have work to do as a board to reach out to San Benito residents and engage them in a way that improves their level of support for Gavilan.”

Also new to the Gavilan board are Jeanie Wallace and Irma Gonzalez, who both came away as winners in their respective San Benito County trustee areas on election night.

In Trustee Area 5, Wallace, a 60-year-old

teacher at Ann Sobrato High School in Morgan Hill, ran away with more than 60 percent of votes compared to small business owner Richard Perez’s 39 percent.

In Trustee Area 7, 60-year-old website designer Irma Gonzalez received a late-night surge to surpass 56-year-old project manager Mike Alcorn in what was a very close race. According to the latest updated results, Gonzalez has more than 44 percent of votes, while Alcorn has under 41 percent. The two were separated by 269 votes. Another challenger, 37-year-old Jason Hopkins, who pulled out of the race too late to have his name removed from the ballot, got just under 16 percent of votes.

“I’m eager to join the board (but) I also am just remaining cautiously optimistic until all ballots are counted,” said Gonzalez, a Gavilan alumna whose family has a long history as student leaders at the community college.

Gonzalez also addressed the strained relationship between Gavilan and voters in San Benito County.

“With the passage of Measure E and the promises that were broken, it’s going to be a long process in order to get trust back up from our community,” Gonzalez said. “I don’t believe anything was done intentionally. It’s just a lack of trust that we have to build again. … We do have to fulfill promises that were made.”

If the election results hold after all ballots are counted, Diaz, Wallace and Gonzalez will join attorney Laura Perry (TA1), who ran unopposed and was not on the ballot, President Jonathan Brusco (TA2), Vice President Mark Dover (TA4) and Rachel Perez (TA6) on the Gavilan dais.

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OPINION FROM THE WEB SALES TAX FOR ROADS Time to get Highway 25 expanded, right?

—KULIA LEMUS, FACEBOOK

We have a lot of work to do, so that we make sure we do it right.

—MAYOR IGNACIO VELAZQUEZ, FACEBOOK

This is very exciting for commuter purposes.

Hooray!

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When? I bet it will be five or more years. Who is watching the henhouse?

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Highway 25 belongs to the state. The county doesn’t have the authority to widen it.

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Highway 25 and Bolsa are a nightmare. The problem is on the Santa Clara side.

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Democracy takes a bow

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here were cheers last week about the record or nearrecord turnout levels in the midterm elections in California, and across the U.S. While the numbers were relatively high—approaching 60 percent in some California counties— they were properly qualified by adjectives such as “midterm,” “off-year” and “non-presidential year.” Another qualifier included reports of the upsurge in numbers of registered voters in California because of “motor-voter” and same-day registration initiatives. More than 78 percent of eligible adults were registered to vote in California this year, the highest such percentage heading into a gubernatorial election in the past 64 years.

Those who praised this year’s voter turnout as significant also pointed out the fact that the results of all of California’s statewide partisan races (this excludes the superintendent of instruction) had been hohum foregone conclusions.

These qualifiers tended to inflate the importance of the 50-percent turnout levels— which were even lower if you look at a turnout percentage of all qualified/eligible voters, not just the citizens who were registered.

There are unfortunate realities of voting in non-presidential years, both here and nationally: Turnout percentages approaching 80 percent in “presidential years” drop to to 50 percent, like this year. Despite early voting and vote-by-mail opportunities, fewer than half of eligible U.S. adults this fall again failed to take their responsibility as citizens seriously enough to vote.

The World’s Greatest Democracy continues to stumble along with elected leaders at all levels—from water boards to Congress and everything in between—who are getting their dubious mandates from a minority of adult citizens. This rule by the minority makes the winners’ inflated sense of entitlement seem unfounded.

That doesn’t mean our halfhearted system is without its leaders. Sometimes out of the pool of election victors, extraordinary, gifted and dedicated public servants bubble

up, against all odds. For that we are grateful.

However, as long as a majority of adults chooses for whatever reason to opt out of the electoral process, we will all too often get the petty, parochial and myopic leaders we deserve. This year’s victors should be humbled by the fact that they were elected by a minority of the citizens they serve. Let’s hope that these upward trends in voter interest this year continue to grow in the years ahead.

The are other trends in the California electorate that are dramatically changing the nature of political campaigns.

It appears as if the so-called millenials— the under-30 crowd—are waking up, voting in greater numbers.

Early voting, in person and by mail, meant nearly 80 percent of votes were cast before Election Day. The candidates and many of the winners are increasingly representing our diverse communities, with more women and more minorities seeking and winning public offices.

For the first time, the number of California voters registered with no party preference has surpassed those registered with the Republican Party by wide margins in most counties. Voters registered with the Democratic Party remain the largest group.

Voters will support some taxes and some bonds, if they fund popular projects. The campaign to repeal the state’s gas tax failed, and bonds were approved for housing and children’s hospitals. Locally, the Gavilan Community College bond, the Morgan Hill cannabis business tax and the San Benito transportation sales tax increase were winning heading into this week’s provisional ballot count.

The move to elect local government representatives by district is gaining steam in the state, but in some instances the politicians and voters haven’t caught on. In Morgan Hill, for example, there was little discussion of neighborhood issues by candidates or among voters at forums; citywide issues topped everyone’s agendas. It remains to be seen whether this kind of representation really makes sense for smaller cities.

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GILLIO WINS IN UPSET Truth is, a lot of people are tired of the status quo. Politicians get too comfortable and are less effective. Time for a change.

California has some of the stupidest voters. Can’t believe we voted to increase taxes across the board. We are already the highest-taxed state, and where has it gotten us? Our roads and schools are no good, but we keep giving them more money.

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Velazquez elected for fourth term THE MAYOR’S VISION GIVEN NEW LIFE

By Jaqueline McCool Reporter

HIS FOURTH Ignacio Velazquez holds sign at his victory party Nov. 11.

The mayoral race in Hollister was crowded this election, but incumbent Mayor Ignacio Velazquez managed a significant victory on Nov. 6, garnering more votes than his two opponents combined, with 3,371 votes, or 52 percent, as of Nov. 9.

Running against Velazquez were former council member and county planning commissioner Gordon Machado and Keith Snow.

Machado’s total as of Nov. 9 was 2,071, or 32 percent, with Snow

receiving 1,010,or 15.7 percent. Late mail-in and some provisional ballots were still being counted over the weekend.

Velazquez has been vocal about his stance on controlled city growth, voting to oppose commercial and residential developments within the city until a viable plan for growth is adopted. With three council seats up for election this year, Velazquez had hoped to gain more allies who would side with him on issues of growth.

He publically expressed his support for candidate Rolan Resendiz, who defeated incumbent Mickie Solorio Luna. Luna had substantial support from prominent members of the Democratic party

and she had been on the council for two terms.

When speaking about Resendiz’s win Velazquez said, “I’m very excited; he’s a person that went out there and listened to the people.”

Velazquez fought his own contentious campaign against Machado, who held opposing views on many prominent issues in Hollister, including the development of the 400 block of San Benito Street.

“I knew given the chance, the people would make the right choice,” Velazquez told the Free Lance.

He said he is excited about building a new vision for Hollister and hopes to get the council together for a town hall where the residents can express concerns that the

new council can respond to with plans they can implement.

Velazquez will be serving with an entirely new council, with three candidates with solid leads in incomplete, unofficial returns from the San Benito County elections office. Resendiz won his election in District 2, Honor Spencer won District 3 and Marty Richman has won his campaign for District 4. Carol Lenoir was appointed in October to a vacated seat in District 1.

Velazquez said he was not surprised by his win, saying he has always made it a point to listen to the residents of Hollister.

“The people believed in what I’ve been saying, and they’re asking to be heard,” he said.

Resendiz wins in election upset in District 2 Council, 1 Velazquez has been a vocal supporter of Resendiz, who is also in favor of slowing growth in the city. Resendiz ran on the platform of creating a plan for growth and may be a new vote in favor of the mayor’s views now that he will be on the council.

Resendiz said his overturning of an incumbent makes it clear Hollister residents want a change. “The numbers don’t lie,” said Resendiz. “People made their voices heard.”

In District 3, Honor Spencer won with 45.6 percent, or 807 votes, ahead of Elia Salinas with 571 votes and 32.3 percent and Raul Escareno with 390 votes and 22 percent.

The new District 4 councilmember will be Marty Richman, who received 1,114 votes and 60.6 percent against candidate Salvador Mora, who received 724 votes and 39.4 percent.

Resendiz said he believes the new council members, along with two newly elected county supervisors, mark the start of a new era in Hollister politics. He believes the people have spoken and are done with what he called “dirty politics.” He said the current council divided the community and that it is the job of the new members to bring residents back together.

“I’m very optimistic that with the whole new council, people are done with the negative politics,” said Resendiz.

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•Signage will be pro- and other community memvided by the city at both bers accessible parking. the start and end of the The city recently placed parking spaces. multiple “School Zone” and NOVEMBER 16, 2018 FREE LANCE •Some spaces will be 25 mph signs along Nash, marked green as loading West and Monterey streets zones directly in front of to help create a safer corParking, 1 Key element of project the school administration ridor around the campus, informed San Beni- include: building. according to district staff. to school officials that •45 to 49 parking •The new spaces will These measures, coupled crews were to begin the spaces. reduce the pressure on other with the new speed tables parking space striping on •ADA parking will also parking lots for staff, while on Monterey and West TORRES-DELUNA, be ouravailable. vision,” said Kain, who providing invested invisitors, our community Sept. 13. parents streets, speed radars and had been substitute teach- and planning to live here.

KAIN, GRIST ing at various sites after Also, (we want) someone FINISH IN TOP 3 nearly three decades as an who understands the divereducator with HSD. “We sity of our community, knows Scott Forstner want to bring equity back who the children are and Reporter to the district because all who their parents are, and A trio of school board can- students that go to HSD is willing to listen and work didates running on the deserve equal treatment, with everyone,” said Torressame campaign slate with and I’m not so sure that’s Deluna, who also detailed a shared mission to bring happening right now.” the trio’s agenda of improvequity back to Hollister Torres-Deluna, a ing the special education and School District are sitting 43-year-old social worker migrant student programs.

The Water Resources Association of San Benito one-two-three in the race and parent of two students Former County superintenfor three at-large seats, ac- in the district, continued dent Lisa Andrew, who has FREE educational programs for your students cording to the latest unof- to top the field with 3,819 did not reside in Hollister ficial election results from votes, or 22 percent, fol- and commuted from outthe •San County Specialist lowed visit by two retired sideonthe Have Benito a Water Conservation your class for aedupresentation our area, unexpectedly Registrar Voters.

66-year-old Kain resigned over the summer localofwater supply, the Water cators, Cycle and water resource protection The with 3,Reclamation 509 votes 20 the after serving two years with • Takemost a field tripimmedito the City of Hollister Plantor and/or San Benito County ate directive for frontrunpercent, and 64-year-old HSD. Water District’s Water Treatment Plant (*Transportation paid for by the WRA)Matthew Barr was ners •Carla Grist with 3,278 votes, selected July 6 to work as Torres-Deluna Learn Torres-Deluna, about the challenges facing our county Stephen Kain and Jan close to 19 percent. the interim superintendent • Educational material for your students Grist—who were leading Grist’s lead over current on a 46-day contract until making sure we’re part of • Learn about careers in water a six-candidate field this board president Patricia a permanent leader was the process as well,” said • All presentations can be tailored to meet the 194 needsvotes, of yourwith students hired. and/or current curriculumhired a week—will be assisting Moore was The district Grist. “I just really feel *Funding limited in the process of select- some mail-in and provi- search firm tois facilitate in very passionate about trying the district’s next sional ballots still to be the hiring process. ing to continue to give superintendent. counted. Roxanne Ste“Dr. Barr made sure back in education, some“That’s the 637-4378 No. 1 part of phens received 1,877 Water votes Resources that we were included in thing I’ve done for the last Association (831) our agenda: hiring a new and Brande Barrett, 1,733. giving our input with the 28 years. This will just be of San Benito County www.wrasbc.org superintendent and know“It would be great if (the search firm that was hired. in a different capacity.” ing we want to hire some- next superintendent) was The (current) board has The three election-day A locally-based agency focused on water resource management in San Benito County, representing the City of Hollister, body who wants toJuan enforce bilingual, from Hollister beenCounty veryWater welcoming in winners will join Robert the City of San Bautista, Sunnyslope County Water District andor San Benito District

the pending 7am to 7pm weekday closure of Nash Road once the bypass road south of campus is complete, are all designed to foster a safer environment around campus.

In addition to the safety measures already completed or underway, the district plans to conduct a traffic mitigation study at the West and B

Street intersection once the Baler Alley Parking lot reopens, in order to determine whether that should 11 become a four-way stop.

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Escareno said, “When you wanna grow a city, it’s baby steps.”

Honor Spencer is running against Escareno in the district and has opposing views on how to bring revenue to the city. “We have to bring in residential developments so we can have businesses coming into our towns,” said Spencer.

Spencer sees residential Kain Grist development as the key to bringing in business that Bernosky and Elizabeth which is children of Holwill ultimately lead to the Martinez on the HSD lister,” said Grist, adding infrastructure improveboard. another goal is improving ments Velasquez has called “I just want to say that communication between for. the three of us are going to the board and teachers at She said she can underwork with the entire board each of the school sites. stand the logic of candiand try to find the best The new board will be dates that want to curb new superintendent we sworn in Dec. 7, at which growth in order to fix existcan and do the best job we time they will lead the first ing problems but said, can with the most precious round of superintendent “when reallyinterviews. start liscommodity the cityyouhas, tening and looking around the only way the roads are going to get fixed is with he tax dollars.”

Resendiz believes this election could usher in a shift for Hollister growth plans. He said,“It’s definitely the old guard versus the new guard.”

The mayor is running against Gordon Machado and Keith Snow. Machado has previously served 12 years on the City Coun•• cil and Snow has previously run for mayor.

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by Judge Henry Tobias for 25 years. workers who met in Gilroy, and is married with a 2-year-old son. He attended Gavilan College after high school, and earned his bachelor’s and law degree from UC Berkeley.

During the campaign leading up to the Nov. 6 election, Rodriguez said that as a judge, he would promote efforts to speed up the sluggish pace of the local court calendars. He also said he would try to implement new programs such as court-directed mediation for civil litigation, easier electronic

access to cases and improvements to the court’s self-help services.

Before joining the Santa Cruz County office, Rodriguez worked in the San Benito County District Attorney’s Office, and then practiced civil law for a number of years.

LaForge, 57, has practiced law in San Benito County for about 30 years. He has worked in the district attorney’s office as a prosecutor, then as a private practitioner. His firm currently contracts with the court for public defender services.

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Jose “Omar” Rodriguez decisively won the race for San Benito County Superior Court Judge No. 2 Nov. 6. He will take over the judge’s seat formerly occupied by Judge Harry Tobias, who will retire at the end of this year after serving on the bench since 1993.

Rodriguez, who currently works as an assistant county counsel for Santa Cruz County, gained 5,654, or about 55 percent, of the votes cast in the Nov. 6 election, according to the San Benito County Registrar of Voters Office. The latest unofficial results from Nov. 12 showed him with a a more than 1,000-vote margin over Hollister criminal defense attorney Gregory LaForge, who received 4,596 votes, or about 45 percent.

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The Hollister Police Department and the local officers’ bargaining unit this month announced their fourth annual “NoShave November” and

“Decembeard” fundraisers for cancer research and children’s health care.

Since 2015, the Hollister Police Officers Association has raised nearly $10,000 for local and national causes through the annual fundraisers.

For the month of November and December, HPOA members will donate $50 to the local police union, which will then match each $50 contribution, reads a press release from the Hollister Police Department. That

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In exchange, Hollister Police Chief David Westrick will suspend the department’s facial hair grooming regulations for both months.

This year’s fundraiser, in fact, started early in the month of October.

The newly formed Hollister Police Foundation supported a similar fundraiser benefiting breast cancer awareness and research.

In addition to the suspension of facial hair regulations, HPOA members and the public were invited to purchase pink Hollister Police Department challenge coins and pink pins resembling the HPD shoulder patch.

The HPF hopes to contribute about $2,500 from this fundraiser to benefit the local chapter of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. This fundraiser is ongoing, as members of the public are still invited

to purchase challenge coins and pins in the Hollister Police Department lobby, located at 395 Apollo Way. This year, funds raised by the HPOA during “NoShave November” will be donated to the American Cancer Society to be used for prostate cancer research. Funds raised in the month of December will be donated to Shriner’s Children’s Hospital to support the work they do for children’s health care.

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ON THE WATCH Balers senior Owen Branon, seen here playing against Salinas in the teams’ regular-season contest, played a vital role in Hollister finishing 6-5 overall and 5-2 in the Pacific Coast League’s Gabilan Division. The Balers lost to the same Salinas team last Friday in the CCS playoffs.

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As teammates helped injured San Benito High junior running back Matthew Felix back to the sideline in the Haybalers’ 38-14 loss to the Salinas High in the Central Coast Section Open Division I playoffs, the tears on his cheek and the grieving statement he gave his teammates as the team’s season concluded spoke volumes.

“Guys, I’m sorry,” Felix said.

Felix’s exit typified the passion and the bonds forged on the football field that compels young men to sacrifice their time and their bodies for a game.

Felix plays much larger than his 5-foot-4, 145-pound frame, and he’ll have another year to show what he can do. But for seniors like Steven Navarro, Jonathan Reyes, and Aidan Pung, this was their last night to star under the Friday Night Lights.

“I know why he’s apologizing, but at the same time he doesn’t have to,” Balers coach Bryan Smith said. “He’s probably one of the smallest guys on the team, but every single day he’s provided the most energy, the most effort, and he’s extremely committed to this team. He’s a junior and he’s not very big, but he has one of the biggest hearts on the team. And that encompasses who we are. Our guys play hard for each other.”

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season-ending contest was a hard way for the Balers to close the curtain. After stumbling out of the block, going 1-3 as the team dealt with injuries—such as seniors Slade Wilson and Matt de la Torre—they surged back into contention with a five-game winning streak that included a 35-28 win over the same Salinas team on Oct. 26.

“It’s the end, it’s heartbreaking, it’s hard to keep your head up because everything you dreamt of since your freshman year ends today,” Navarro said.

For players like Navarro, who is leaning towards playing community college football at Foothill College, his career might continue. For others like senior defensive end Jonathan Reyes, who strip-sacked the Salinas quarterback in the second quarter, their playing days are over.

It sucks, it’s the last time putting on the pads,” Reyes said.

Offensive lineman Pung, who Smith described as one of the best linemen in the league, is deciding whether to go to college or serve in the Marine Corps.

“It’s sad,” Pung said as tears welled in his eyes. ‘I’ve got to thank the program a lot; they taught me a lot of stuff. I’m going to miss it.”

Led by junior quarterback Carl Richardson, dynamo wide receiver Roderick Gaskins Jr. and the slippery and speedy receiver Ivan Curiel, the Haybalers defense couldn’t stop the high-powered, hurry-up, Cowboys offense.

Fate seemed to play a part too. On the Cowboys opening drive in the third quarter, running back Mike Cortez fumbled the ball—forward—which bounced right into the hands

END GAME The Balers’ Jesus Toscano (71) and Chris Castillo (22), seen here earlier in the season after the team’s

first game against Salinas, saw their season end to the same Salinas team in the CCS playoffs last Friday. of Curiel who ran 65 yards untouched for a touchdown that boosted the Cowboys to a commanding 31-6 lead.

“We had a bad break on the opening break in the half, and we can’t fault our defense for that,” Smith said. “Defense has been a piece of work the entire year. It was ongoing find the right packages and the right personnel, and I’m proud of the way our guys hung in there.”

The rematch followed San Benito’s Oct. 26 upset over the Cowboys, where Navarro rushed for 284 yards on 22 carries with three touchdowns. The loss was the Cowboys only loss on the

year and foiled their chance for back-to-back undefeated years of league play.

This time, however, the Cowboys found a way to largely contain the Hollister run game.

“They threw something different at us, (as) they had the Gomez brothers (seniors Sebastian and Josh Gomez) at tackle and it was different,” Navarro said. “Coach said the dog wouldn’t go out of them and they came out with the dog in them.

We made mistakes and Salinas is a very good team.”

Gaskins Jr. tortured the Haybalers secondary in their first game against San Benito, with

204 yards receiving and one touchdown. But the keys to the Cowboy’s offensive castle were in the hands of Richardson who went 34-of-44 for 442 yards and four touchdowns.

San Benito’s secondary, however, did manage to come up with three interceptions. Life must go on after football, but the bonds the Haybalers forged on the fields should endure long after the Friday Night Lights fade.

“I want to thank Aidan Pung, Adrian Martinez, Blaze McShane, Diego Ramirez, and Nate Sanchez,” Navarro said. “Without those guys I would have never rushed for over 1,000 yards.”

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Gavilan aims to make more history ON THE EVE OF THE NORCAL PLAYOFFS, RAMS LOOK FOR EVERYTHING TO COME TOGETHER emanuel lee Sports Editor

beach because it’s not my thing, but it helped me physically. I am jumping higher, reading the play better and passing better.

Getting more and more repetition has helped me in a big way.”

Clonts has a strong mindset on the court, with the focus to be the best version of herself in every match and elevate the team’s play in the process.

She credited Rams libero Mikeila Banda for repeating this mantra to her early in the season. Cannizzaro, who was raised in the Bay Area but graduated from Venice High in 2017, critiques every aspect of her game with the intention to never stop improving.

“I’m proud of what I’ve done, but I do expect a lot more out of myself,” she said. “I want to get better playing all around with the goal to become a full rotation outside hitter. I want to get better at minimizing errors and be a player teammates can trust with the ball to execute. I see it sometimes, and that is why I get disappointed when I’m not that player I envision all the time.”

Cannizzaro and Clonts took different paths to Gavilan. For Clonts, it was a natural transition considering she had played for Kramer on his club team and prepped at nearby Gilroy High. For Cannizzaro, the path to Gavilan was a circuitous one. Despite being raised in the Bay Area—Cannizzaro attended Benicia High in her freshman and junior years—Cannizzaro moved to Southern California for her senior year and attended Venice High.

Upon graduating from

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Gavilan’s Charlotte Cannizzaro couldn’t contain her excitement. When asked by a reporter to describe her mindset on the eve of the California Community College NorCal playoffs, the Gavilan College freshman was downright exhilarated.

“I’m pumped, we’re hyped, we’re ready,” the 6-foot-1 outside hitter said.

“I’ve never been so excited for anything in my life.

We’re going to practice and fine tune some things to prepare for something we’ve been waiting for all season.”

That would be the playoffs. Gavilan finished the regular-season at 27-1 overall, including a perfect 12-0 to win the Coast Conference South Division for a program record third straight season.

For the Rams, who are ranked No. 2 in the state, the postseason—the playoff pairings had yet to be announced when this edition went to press—can’t start soon enough. They’ve gone through most of the season blowing out teams with machine-like precision that staying motivated and not getting complacent have been their biggest hurdles in fulfilling their immense potential.

“The biggest obstacle in our season has been ourselves,” Cannizzaro said.

“Like coach (Kevin Kramer) says if any team beats us, it’ll be us beating ourselves, and we’ve definitely seen that.

So we have to constantly challenge ourselves to stay

focused because it’s hard when you’re playing and not getting punched in the face.”

Punched in the face?

Save for a three-game loss to perennial state power Cabrillo, the Rams haven’t been touched. Twenty of their 27 wins have come in three-game sweeps, a remarkable and dominant feat that at times seems unfathomable.

With a roster that goes double-digit deep, Cannizzaro and Evelyn Clonts have been two of the many standouts. Clonts, a 6-1 sophomore middle blocker and 2017 Gilroy High graduate, and Cannizzaro have the ability to terminate the ball with little resistance.

Both players are tall, physical and seek ways to constantly improve.

Former San Benito High standouts Kieley Hoskins, Lexi Chavarria and Camille Finley are also playing starring roles for the squad.

Their ultra-competitive attitude and mindset often transfer to ferocious play on the court.

“I go up to terminate the ball and go as hard as I can,” Clonts said. “When I go up for an attack, the first thing I’m looking at is hitting over or around the blockers. If I find a seam, I’m going to crank it down.

I can get up high and am able to hit the ball and have it land in front of the diggers.”

Clonts, whose older sister Jenna played at Gavilan, chalks up her improvement to playing on the school’s beach volleyball team last spring.

“As much as I don’t want to admit it, I think playing a season of beach helped me,” she said. “I was reluctant to play

POWER DUO Former Balers standouts Lexi Chavarria and Camille Finley have played

integral roles on a record-breaking Gavilan College women’s volleyball team. high school, Cannizzaro moved back to the Bay Area and worked up to 60 hours a week, one a full-time gig at Tesla and the second job working as a nanny on Saturday’s. Even though Cannizzaro was working a lot and saving up money, she was losing a part of her soul. Realizing she couldn’t go another year without playing competitive volleyball, Cannizzaro decided to set the wheels in motion to play this season.

“I literally lost my purpose and was at such a low point,” she said. “I realized I missed volleyball so much, so I had to call the coach that I was going to play for in LA.” There was just one problem. The coach, Nabil Mardine, was no longer coaching at Los Angeles Pierce College. However,

in an incredible turn of events, Mardine connected Cannizzaro and Kramer on that very same phone call, setting the way for Cannizzaro’s path to Gavilan.

“Coach (Nabil) told me he wasn’t coaching anymore, but that he was going to connect me with a coach that was just like him,” Cannizzaro said.

“He said there was only one coach he would recommend me playing for, and so he called Kevin on the spot. Kevin answered the phone and said, ‘Hey Nabil, if you don’t have a 6-1 outside hitter, I got to go because I’m in a meeting.’ Then Nabil connected us on the phone call. We talked for a couple of minutes, and the next day I was driving to Gilroy to visit the campus and meet

coach Kevin and the players. It was absolutely crazy, and everything happens for a reason.”

Despite being raised in the Bay Area, Cannizzaro had never heard of Gilroy or Gavilan College, which no doubt she will take a good-natured ribbing for once her teammates and coaches read this article.

Cannizzaro is no stranger to adversity, as her father died during her senior year of high school.

“Life basically got off track for a little while after that,” she said.

However, Cannizzaro persevered through the unfortunate circumstances with the same determination, grit and verve she shows on the court.

“My greatest strength is the energy I can bring to the court,” she said.

LEGAL NOTICES 942 HOL - Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGOF THEPACHECO PASS WATER DISTRICTBOARD OF DIRECTORSNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Pacheco Pass Water District will hold a public hearing on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 6:00 p.m., at Casa de Fruta RV Park Meeting Room, 10031 Pacheco Pass Highway, Hollister, California, to consider adoption of following:1.

A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Pacheco Pass Water District, approving an Amendment to the Bylaws calling for Landowner Elections to be moved from the date of the General Elections of Santa Clara and San Benito Counties to the last Tuesday of July Every Odd Year and Publication of Notice of Election by the Secretary.BOARD OF DIRECTORSPACHECO PASS WATER DISTRICTBy: Frank O’Connell Board President(Pub HF 11/16)

934 HOL - FBNS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile Number: 20180000334The following person(s) is (are) doing business as:CALIFORNIA GRANITE & STONE, 4110 FAIRVIEW RD., HOLLISTER, CA 95023COUNTY OF SAN BENITOThis business is conducted by: A CORPORATIONCALIFORNIA CUSTOM COUNTERTOPS, INC., 4110 FAIRVIEW RD., HOLLISTER, CA 95023State CA Al# 4195731The registrant commenced to transact business underThe fictitious business name or names listed above on 09/28/2018 and NOVEMBER 2, 2018 isthe file date.Statement filed with the County Clerk of San BenitoJoe Paul Gonzalez, San Benito County Clerk440 5th Street Room 206, Hollister, CA 95023-3843By: /s/ Carlos Godinez / - Deputy/s/ ALEXIS RAMIREZ/ PRESIDENTCALIFORNIA CUSTOM COUNTERTOPS(Pub HF 11/16, 11/23, 11/30, 12/7)

934 HOL - FBNS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile Number: 20180000323The following person(s) is (are) doing business as:OLINDAY FARMS, 3960 FAIRVIEW, HOLLISTER, CA 95023.

Mailing Address: 26000 OLD STAGE ROAD, GONZALES,

CA 93926COUNTY OF SAN BENITOThis business is conducted by: A CORPORATIONMETZER FARMS, INC, 26000 OLD STATE ROAD, GONZALES, CA 93926State CA Al# 2570227The registrant commenced to transact business underThe fictitious business name or names listed above on 10/1/2018 and OCTOBER 25, 2018 isthe file date.Statement filed with the County Clerk of San BenitoJoe Paul Gonzalez, San Benito County Clerk440 5th Street Room 206, Hollister, CA 950233843By: /s/ Nancy Vigna / - Deputy/s/JOHN METZER/ PRESIDENTMETZER FARMS, INC.(Pub HF 11/16, 11/23, 11/30, 12/7)

931 HOL - Show Name Change ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAMECase No. CU-1800175SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,COUNTY OF SAN BENITOTO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:1.

Petitioner: CHAD A. LANDSCHOOTfiled a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:Present Name:a.

EMILY ELISABETH KAISERProposed Name:a.

EMILY ELISABETH LANDSCHOOT2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show

cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARINGa. Date: DECEMBER 13, 2018Time: 1:30 PM Dept: N/ ARoom: 1b. The address of the court is:450 FOURTH STREETHOLLISTER, CA 95032CIVIL DIVISION3. a. A copy of this Order ToShow Cause shall be published at least once each weekfor four successive weeks priorto the date set for hearing onthe petition in the followingnewspaper of general circulation, printed in this county:HOLLISTER FREELANCE615 SAN BENITO STREETHOLLISTER, CA 95023Dated: OCTOBER 19, 2018/s/: Harry J. TobiasJudge of the Superior Court(Pub. HF 11/16, 11/23, 11/30, 12/7)

934 HOL - FBNS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile Number: 2018-0000328The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TOP STREET, LLC, 1070 BUENA VISTA RD., HOLLISTER, CA 95023COUNTY OF SAN BENITOThis business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYTOP STREET, LLC, 1070 BUENA VISTA RD., HOLLISTER, CA 95023STATE: CA AL# 201526710372The registrant commenced to transact business underThe fictitious business name or names listed above on 10/29/2015 and OCTOBER 29, 2018 isthe file date.Statement filed with the County Clerk of San BenitoJoe Paul Gonzalez, San Benito County Clerk440 5th Street

Room 206, Hollister, CA 95023-3843By: /s/ Carlos Godinez / - Deputy/s/ ALAN WOODLE /OWNERTOP STREET, LLC (Pub HF 11/16, 11/23, 11/30, 12/7)

942 HOL - Public Notice LIEN SALE - COHEN’S AUTO REPAIR NOVEMBER 23, 2018 11/23/18 8:00AM COHEN’S AUTO REPAIR 7380 PACHECO PASS HWY HOLLISTER CA 95023 2008 BMW CA LIC 6VLE104 VIN WBAVB77598NH78256

939 HOL - Summons SUMMONS(CITACION JUDICIAL)CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CL-18-00200NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): Alejandro Elizarraraz; and Does 1-10YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Foreman Financial, Inc.NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case.

There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken

without further warning from the court.There are other legal requirements.

You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación.Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca.

Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas.

Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento

y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales.

AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): San Benito County Superior Court, 450 4th Street, Hollister, CA 95023The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Jonathan David Leventhal, 10933 Camarillo St., North Hollywood, CA 91602; 818-392-3437DATE (Fecha): May 1, 2018Clerk (Secretario), by A. Rodriguez, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL)11/16, 11/23, 11/30, 12/7/18CNS3179562#HOLLISTER FREE LANCE

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Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital (HHMH) is pleased to announce a partnership with Pediatrix Medical Group of California, a MEDNAX affiliate that also provides services to Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose. Pediatric hospitalists from “The importance of this Pediatrix will begin supporting women’s and children’s services at program is placing quality HHMH as early as February 2019. physicians in the Hollister Pediatrix and HHMH will work together to establish a premier community to establish pediatric hospitalist program in Hollister, increasing community continuity of care.” access to top-quality pediatric care. Pediatrix will provide highly trained hospital-based pediatric hospitalists to assist with high-risk newborn deliveries, help determine when a newborn requires transport out for critical care, and support the care of well newborns in the nursery, as well as inpatient children and teens. Pediatric hospitalists will also be on hand to provide onsite consultative services to attending medical staff and ER physicians and to help stabilize patients in emergency situations.

Good Samaritan Hospital’s neonatology group has, for many years, been assisting HHMH with the stabilization and transport of high-risk newborns, and supported physicians with telephone consultations. “We have a long-standing relationship with Hazel Hawkins, built over the last 10 to 15 years, and this is the next step,” said Dr. Richard Powers, MEDNAX affiliated neonatologist and Chief of Staff at Good Samaritan Hospital.

HHMH pursued a partnership with Pediatrix due to the need for full-time pediatric support at the hospital. Currently most pediatricians in Hollister have established office-based practices and cannot staff the hospital. “Pediatrix has a history and national reputation for providing excellent care to newborns and children,” said Ken Underwood, HHMH CEO. “This partnership will bring experience and vital support to our top-tier Women’s Center and ER, and to children admitted to Hazel Hawkins Hospital”

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OBITUARIES CARMEN PAULINE MARTINEZ

MILDRED M. BRAQUET September 21, 1924 - November 7, 2018

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ildred M. Braquet passed away on Wednesday November 7th at age 94. Mildred was preceded in death by her husband, Marcel, and son-in-law, Richard Bangle. She is survived by her son Richard Braquet (Richard’s son; Gary Braquet, his wife Adrian and grandson Trey, as well as two step children Devin and Katie Hogue and multiple step grandchildren) and daughter Jean Bangle (Jean’s children; Julie Marcel Horowitz, husband Todd, and their son Ethan ; and Ryan Bangle, wife Teasjia, and their daughters Neleh, Mairyn and Karis). Mildred is also survived by her sister, Charlet Long Little and her husband Lt. Col. Forest “Skip” Little.

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Mildred was very active in the community. She held city, county, state and national leadership positions for the American Legion Auxiliary (including national press secretary and personal attaché to the national president). The American Legion Auxiliary has over 1 million members who volunteer to help meet the needs of American veterans and their families. In her role, Mildred was privileged to have been a guest at the White House, hosted by Nancy Regan and later by Barbara Bush. She was also invited to attend two Presidential inaugural balls, which she and Marcel thoroughly enjoyed.

Additionally, Mildred was President of the Gilroy chapter of the Children’s Home Society, “classroom mom” for the Jordan school special needs program, volunteer at Wheeler and South Valley Hospitals, and served with the Gilroy Garlic Festival Association.

Millie played with several bridge groups, which she was able to participate in until earlier this year. Her friends were very important to her. She loved working in her yard, and watching football, tennis and golf. She loved her children, grandchildren, and her great grandchildren fiercely.

May she rest In peace with her husband.

Services include: a visitation on Thursday, November 15th, at 6:00 at Habing family mortuary; Mass at St Mary’s church on Friday November 16th at 10:00; which is immediately followed by a celebration of life at Kirigin Cellars until 3:00.

If you would like to make a donation in memory of Mildred, please consider Lucille Salter Packard Children’s Hospital or Valley Medical Center Foundation, both which were instrumental in saving the lives of two of her beloved

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LEGAL NOTICES 932 HOL - Petition to admin e

942 HOL - Public Notice

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: Ruanne Lynn Lohmann. CASE NO.: PR-18-00041.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Ruanne Lynn Lohmann.

A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Richard B. Lohmann in the County of Santa Clara in the Superior Court of California, County of: San Benito.

The Petition for Probate requests that: Richard B. Lohmann be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court on November 29, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. in Department 1. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney of petitioner: Richard B. Lohmann, (916) 253-7823. (Pub Dates: Hollister Freelance 11/02, 11/09, 11/16/2018

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Hollister will conduct a public hearing at its meeting on December 3rd 2018, on or about 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers of Hollister City Hall at 375 Fifth Street, Hollister, California at which time the Council will hear all persons and receive information pertinent to:2018-12 Vanga, MB Corporation – The applicant is requesting an approval from the City of Hollister City Council of a Cannabis Conditional Use Permit to operate a cannabis manufacturing facility at 1961 Airway Drive. The site is located within the Airport Support (AS) Zoning District further identified as San Benito County Assessor’s Parcel 053-420-005. 2018-13 NBI MB, Corporation – The applicant is requesting an approval from the City of Hollister City Council of a Cannabis Conditional Use Permit to operate a cannabis distribution facility at 1961 Airway Drive. The Site is located within the Airport Support (AS) Zoning District further identified as San Benito County Assessor’s Parcel 053-420-005. Si desea información en español por favor llame al 636-4360 o visítenos al 339 Fifth St. (Calle Cinco) Hollister, CA.The hearing may also be continued at the discretion of the Council. Information on the above may be obtained from the City Development Services Department, Planning Division located at 339 Fifth Street (Phone 831-6364360). Please be advised that if you wish to challenge any of the above actions in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised in the public hearing described in this notice, or written correspondence delivered to the City Council, at, or prior to, the public hearing.CITY OF HOLLISTERby Christine Black, City ClerkPublished – Friday November 16th , 2018

942 HOL - Public Notice PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Hollister is requesting bids for a ballistic barrier to be installed at the Hollister Animal Care and Services Division. Specific criteria is available from Captain Carlos Reynoso at the Hollister Police Department, phone 831-6364330. Sealed bids are due in the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall, 375 Fifth Street, Hollister, CA, no later than Wednesday November 21, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. Publish: November 9, 2018 November 16, 2018 CITY OF HOLLISTER Christine Black, MMC City ClerkDated: October 29, 2018

942 HOL - Public Notice Public NoticeINVITATION FOR BIDSSan Benito County ARROYO DE LAS VIBORAS BRIDGE ON FAIRVIEW ROADPWB1809Notice is hereby given that the County of San Benito is soliciting bids for the ARROYO DE LAS VIBORAS BRIDGE ON FAIRVIEW ROAD, PWB-1809 in Hollister, CA. Sealed bids will be received at San Benito County’s Resource Management Agency, 2301 Technology Parkway, Hollister, California, 95023, until Thursday DECEMBER 6, 2018 at 2:00 PM, at which time they will be publicly opened. Bidders or their agents are invited to be present. The IFB documents for this project can be viewed by going to the San Benito County website at www. cosb.us. On the right-hand side, under Quicklinks, click on “BIDs & RFPs”. Then click on “Listing of Advertised Projects” and it will take you to E-Bid Board, where you will find the project name. Click on the name to see the documents for this project. If you have any questions, please call Gregory J. Bucknell, PE, Contract Civil Engineer at (831) 902-2160.Date: November 9, 2018By: Gregory J. Bucknell, PE Contract Civil EngineerPhone (831) 902-2160 gbucknell@ cosb.usPublish Date: November 16 and November 23

934 HOL - FBNS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: 2018-0000301 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as STAGED BY A- HOME STAGING & REDESIGN 2570 Glenview Dr Hollister, CA 95023 COUNTY OF SAN BENITO: AIDA ARACELI MASSENBURG 2570 Glenview Dr Hollister, CA 95023 State: CA This business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL The registrant commenced To transact business under The fictitious business name or names listed above on 10/03/2018 and 10/03/2018 is the file date.

Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Benito Joe Paul Gonzalez San Benito County Clerk 440 5th Street Room 206 Hollister, CA 95023-3843 October 26, and November 2, 9, 16, 2018

934 HOL - FBNS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: 2018-0000316 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as CASA DE SILVA VINEYARDS 6616 Pacheco Creek Dr. Hollister, CA 95023 Phone: 408.722.8497 COUNTY OF SAN BENITO: ANDRES SILVA 6616 Pacheco Creek Dr. Hollister, CA 95023 State: CA LETICIA SILVA

6616 Pacheco Creek Dr. Hollister, CA 95023 State: CA This business is conducted by: A MARRIED COUPLE The registrant commenced To transact business under The fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/01/2018 and 10/15/2018 is the file date.

Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Benito Joe Paul Gonzalez San Benito County Clerk 440 5th Street Room 206 Hollister, CA 95023-3843 October 26, and November 2, 9, 16, 2018

934 HOL - FBNS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: 2018-0000315 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Slash Cross Bucking Horses 10941 Lone Tree Hollister, CA 95023 COUNTY OF SAN BENITO: LONE OAK WESTERN PRODUCTIONS, LLC 10941 Lone Tree Hollister, CA 95023 State: CA Al# 201322810249 This business is conducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY The registrant commenced To transact business under The fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A and 10/15/2018 is the file date.

Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Benito Joe Paul Gonzalez San Benito County Clerk 440 5th Street Room 206 Hollister, CA 95023-3843 October 26, and November 2, 9, 16, 2018

942 HOL - Public Notice PUBLIC NOTICEThe City Council of the City of Hollister welcomes applications for the following Commission:Planning Commission: One (1) expiring term and/or vacancy for: District 1. The term is two years, expiring June 30, 2020.This commission serves as an advisory board to the City Council in order to promote, achieve and ensure adequate and comprehensive policies, programs, services, and facilities for the City of Hollister.Applications are available from the City Clerk’s Office, 375 Fifth Street, Hollister, CA. Filing deadline for Planning Commission is November 30, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. For more information, please call the City Clerk’s Office at 6364300 x 17.Dated: November 5, 2018 CITY OF HOLLISTER By: Christine Black, MMC City Clerk Publish: November 16, 2018 November 23, 2018 (PUB HF 11/16, 11/23)

932 HOL - Petition to admin e NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF John McGlothin NO. PR-18-00056.

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: John McGlothin. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: Patricia J. McGlothinFowler in the Superior Court of California, County of San Benito. The PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: Patricia J. McGlothin-Fowler be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 11-29-2018 Time: 1:30 p.m.

Dept: 1, Superior Court of California County of San Benito, 450 Fourth Street, Hollister, California, 95023 . IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory

and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner, Lisa Bryant / Sara E. Hire1625 The Alameda, Suite 820San Jose, CA 95126(408) 286-2122Publication Dates: Hollister Free Lance, November 2, 9, 16 2018

934 HOL - FBNS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Statement: 2018-0000321 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as Royal Greens Farm 440 Church Hill Rd., Hollister, CA, 95023. COUNTY OF SAN BENITO. Jesus GrandadosAlcantar455 Westside Blvd., #512, Hollister, CA, 95023.

This business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUALThe restraint commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 10/22/2018 and 10/22/2018 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Benito. Joe Paul Gonzalez.

San Benito County Clerk, 440 5th Street Room 206 Hollister, CA 950233843 Publish Hollister Freelance November 2, 9, 16, 24, 2018

934 HOL - FBNS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number 2018-0000311 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Commute With Enterprise, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co Of San Francisco, LLC, 600 Corporate Park Dr., St Louis MO 63105. COUNTY OF SAN BENITO. . This business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company.

This statement was filed on 10/11/2018. Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Benito. Rick A. Short, Manager. San Benito County Clerk, 440 5th Street Room 206 Hollister, CA 950233843. Publish Hollister Freelance November 2, 9, 16, 24, 2018

934 HOL - FBNS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File Number: 2018-0000320 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as The Old Flour Mill 910 Prospect Ave., Hollister, CA 95023 Phone: 831-636-1188COUNTY OF SAN BENITO: Chris Brigantino 910 Prospect Ave. Hollister, CA 95023 State: California This business is conducted by: Trust The registrant commenced

To transact business under The fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A and 10/22/2018 is the file date.

Statement filed with the County Clerk of San Benito Joe Paul Gonzalez San Benito County Clerk 440 5th Street Room 206 Hollister, CA 95023-3843 /s/Darin Del Curto/Publish Hollister Freelance: November 9, 16, 23, 30, 2018

935 HOL - Abandon FBNS FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTSTATEMENT OF ABANDONMENTFile Number: 2017-0000066Original File Date: 02/21/2017The following person(s) Has (have) abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name(s):The Old Flour Mill, 853 San Benito St., Hollister, CA 95023COUNTY OF SAN BENITO:This business is conducted by: A CORPORATIONDelcurto Brothers Construction Company, 2200 Santa Ana Valley Rd., Hollister, CA 95023The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A and 10/22/2018 is the file date.Statement filed with the County Clerk of San BenitoJoe Paul GonzalezSan Benito County Clerk440 5th Street Room 206Hollister, CA 95023-3843/s/ Nancy Vigna / Deputy County Clerk/s/Darin Del Curto/(PUB HF 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30)

935 HOL - Abandon FBNS FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTSTATEMENT OF ABANDONMENTFile Number: 2017-0000002Original File Date: 01/04/2017The following person(s) Has (have) abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name(s):The Old Flour Mill, 853 San Benito St., Hollister, CA 95023COUNTY OF SAN BENITOThis business is conducted by: a General PartnershipDarin Del Curto , 2200 Santa Ana Valley Rd , Hollister, CA 95023Derek Del Curto, 1101 Santa Ana Valley Rd , Hollister, CA 95023The registrant commenced to transact business underThe fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A and 10/22/2018 isthe file date.Statement filed with the County Clerk of San BenitoJoe Paul Gonzalez, San Benito County Clerk440 5th Street Room 206, Hollister, CA 95023-3843By: /s/ Jennifer Schultz / Deputy County Clerk/s/ Darin Del Curto/(Pub HF 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30)

931 HOL - Show Name Change ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAMECase No. CU-1800184SUPERIOR COURT OFCALIFORNIA,COUNTY OF SAN BENITOTO ALL INTERESTEDPERSONS:1.

Petitioner: ERIN HENNINGSENfiled a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:Present Name:a.

SEAN ELLIOT HENNINGSEN SMITHProposed Name:a.

ELLIOT WILLIAM HENNINGSEN2.THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARINGa. Date: 12/20/2018Time: 1:30 PM Dept: N/ARoom: 1b. The address of the court is:450 FOURTH STREETHOLLISTER, CA 95032CIVIL DIVISION3.a. A copy of this Order ToShow Cause shall be pub-lished at least once each weekfor four successive weeks priorto the date set for hearing onthe petition in the followingnewspaper of general circu-lation, printed

in this county:HOLLISTER FREELANCE615 SAN BENITO STREETHOLLISTER, CA 95023Dated: OCTOBER 25, 2018/s/: Harry J. Tobias / Judge of the Superior Court(Pub. Hol. 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30)

932 HOL - Petition to admin e NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: NANCY K. LEAVITTCASE NO.: PR-18-00064.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of NANCY K. LEAVITTA Petition for Probate has been filed by: GEORGE LEAVITT In the Superior Court of California, County of: SAN BENITOThe Petition for Probate requests that GEORGE LEAVITT be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court on November 29, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. in Room: 1 at the Superior Court of California, County of San Benito, located at 450 Fourth Street, Hollister, CA 95023. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney of petitioner: Bruce Thompson, 12275 SW Second Street, Breaverton OR 97005. Tel No.: (503) 226-6491. (Pub Dates: HF 11/9, 11/16, 11/23)

934 HOL - FBNS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile Number: 20180000317The following person(s) is (are) doing business as:SKRUBZ , 1740 AIRLINE HWY., HOLLISTER, CA 95023 COUNTY OF SAN BENITOThis business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUALJUAN GUEVARA, 1740 AIRLINE HWY, HOLLISTER, CA 95023The registrant commenced to transact business underThe fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A and OCTOBER 126, 2018 isthe file date.Statement filed with the County Clerk of San BenitoJoe Paul Gonzalez, San Benito County Clerk440 5th Street Room 206, Hollister, CA 95023-3843By: /s/ Carlos Godines / - Deputy/s/JUAN GUEVARA/(Pub HF 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30)

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*residency resTricTions apply. **for fico scores below 620, musT finance Through chrysler capiTal, subjecT To crediT approval. ***musT finance Through chrysler capiTal, subjecT To crediT approval.

2018 RAM PROMASTER CITY gREAT FOR SMALL JOBS! WIRELESS PHONE CONNECTIvITY, EXTERIOR REAR PARkINg CAMERA, REMOTE kEYLESS ENTRY & MORE! 30 OThER PROmASTER CITY TO ChOOSE FROm! msrp.................................................................................................$25,935 dealer discounT............................................................................. -$5,697 sale price ....................................................................................... $20,238 ram ca bc reTail consumer cash*............................................... -$2,500 ram 2018 on-The-job commercial equipmenT/upfiT** .................. -$500 ram promasTer conquesT bonus cash***..................................... -$750 ram fall commercial van season b&e bonus cash. ..................... -$500

net PriCe aFter diSCountS and reBateS

$15,888

#1 PROmASTER CITY DEALER IN CA*

10 at thiS net PriCe

*PER FCA SALES REPORT OCT. 2018.

10 at gilroy

5

at thiS Sale PriCe 5 at gilroy

$26,999

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2018 RAM 1500 LARAMIE CREW CAB 4X4 ECO-DIESEL 4-DOOR NAvIgATION OVER 200 OThER 1500 RAm CREw TO ChOOSE FROm!

Sale PriCe

*residency resTricTions apply. **a qualified commercial cusTomer ThaT is currenTly in business for more Than 30 days prior To The daTe of vehicle purchase is eligible for The on The job incenTives. see dealer for deTails. ***musT currenTly own or lease a non fca us llc. vehicle. Turn-in or Trade-in noT required, currenT regisTraTion required.

$7,500 TAX CREDIT* + $6,500 DEALER DISCOUNT

$14,000

NET SAvINgS OFF MSRP!

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2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA HYBRID LIMITED 3rd row Seating, Parking SenSorS, wireleSS Phone ConneCtivity & More!

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2012 nissan sentra

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Only 3 left at this price! #049213, 047811, 049465

$11,999

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#226191

$8,988

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$9,999

$8,999

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5 left at this price! #157255, 155067, 157576, 157390, 156953

5 left at this price! #812121, 389610, 389719, 814195, 385439

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2016 nissan Quest

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$37,999

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*PER FCA SEPT 2018 Net Sale Prices and Factory Rebates in lieu of Special Finance, Lease and Fleet offers. † Factory consumer cash rebate in lieu of discount financing on approved credit. *Must finance through Chrysler Capital, not all customers may qualify. All prices exclude government fees and taxes, any finance charges, any dealer document processing charge, any electronic filing charge and any emission testing charge. Residency restrictions apply. See dealer for complete details. Vehicles pictured use for display purposes only and may vary slightly from the actual vehicle. All vehicles subject to prior sale. Not responsible for typographical errors.

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