Termination of City Manager Anna Cortez
Summary
Speaker after speaker demanded the council terminate City Manager Ana Cortez for cause, citing alleged union-busting, failure to meet and confer, transparency failures, and questionable hires. SEIU and the police union delivered a unanimous no-confidence statement. The council will formally agendize the matter at Wednesday's special meeting.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 3
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
Speakers warned a termination without cause could trigger a costly severance payout the city's depleted reserves can't afford.
Employees and residents calling for accountability would benefit if the council acts on the no-confidence statements.
The city manager faces termination proceedings; taxpayers could face severance or litigation costs either way.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Hollister fires city manager following employee, community outcry
Hollister fires city manager following employee, community outcry BenitoLink
City Council - Special Meeting
The council fired the city manager 3-2 in closed session for convenience. Speaker after speaker accused Cortez of unilateral layoffs, silencing the police chief, and questionable consultant spending; two council members voted to keep her.
City Council Meeting
Speaker after speaker demanded the council terminate City Manager Ana Cortez for cause, citing alleged union-busting, failure to meet and confer, transparency failures, and questionable hires. SEIU and the police union delivered a unanimous no-confidence statement. The council will formally agendize the matter at Wednesday's special meeting.
We'll email you when it's on an upcoming agenda and when it's voted on, at most once a day.
The weekly brief for Hollister
What the council decided, in plain English — one email a week.
Free. Unsubscribe with one click any time. We never sell your email.