A GROUNDBREAKING WAS HELD FOR A NEW COMMUNITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS IN HOLLISTER EARLIER THIS WEEK. THE GATEWAY PALMS APARTMENTS, DEVELOPED BY LOCAL NONPROFIT SOUTH COUNTY HOUSING, IS MADE UP OF 32 UNITS, AND CONSTRUCTION SHOULD TAKE ABOUT 8 MONTHS. ABOUT 3-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS OF THE ESTIMATED 6-MILLION DOLLAR COST WILL BE CONTRIBUTED BY THE HOLLISTER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.