San Benito County, California – April 8, 2020: The County of San Benito, City of Hollister and City of San Juan Bautista have combined resources to answer and investigate complaints of non-essential businesses operating during the current Shelter in Place period. There have been to date:
- 9 businesses have been deemed non-essential and have closed their operations.
- 1 business was initially non-compliant and the City of Hollister revoked its business license. The business is now closed.
- 9 businesses are pending investigation.
| Jurisdiction |
Referrals |
Non-Referral |
Essential |
Pending |
Social Gathering |
Out of Area |
Total |
| City of Hollister Code Enforcement |
17 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
|
30 |
| Environmental Health |
8 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11 |
| SBC Code Enforcement |
4 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
11 |
| Hotline Questions |
3 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
26 |
San Benito County Department of Public Health set up a reporting line for non-essential business reports at (831) 636-4113 or by email at
[email protected]
