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California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Santa Clara County Counsel Tony LoPresti filed a lawsuit seeking to halt construction of a proposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on agricultural land near Gilroy, arguing the project violates multiple state and federal laws. The lawsuit, filed June...

New vessel inspection and quarantine rules aimed at preventing the spread of invasive mussels will take effect June 15 at all Santa Clara County reservoirs open to recreational boating, county officials announced. Under the updated program, boats will no longer be able to use inspection...

The Gilroy Unified School District will ask voters to approve a bond measure on the Nov. 3 ballot to raise $295 million for school and facility improvements.  If approved, the bonds would cost property owners about $59 per $100,000 of assessed value, raising about $18.3...

The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority announced June 9 that Measure D, a voter-sponsored parcel tax to fund open space conservation across Santa Clara County, has received enough votes to pass. The announcement came as updated tallies from the June 2 California statewide direct...

On May 29, Roger Wehner, Amazon Web Services’ Vice President of Economic Development, published a guest view in this newspaper on the company’s data center under construction in Gilroy. Americans for Transparency attended Amazon’s June 3 open house at Gilroy High School.  We brought copies...

The owners of Old City Hall Restaurant (OCH) in Gilroy, Fran and Bobby (a Vietnam War Veteran who served with the Marines) Beaudet, are committed to our community and its veterans. As an example, on Veteran’s Day, veterans can meet upstairs for a free...

Updated vote tallies from the June 2 California statewide direct primary show incumbent candidates still holding decisive advantages in Santa Clara County races, with results from the county registrar's office as of 5pm June 8 continuing to reflect strong performances across the board.  Reported turnout...

The Gilroy baseball team took another step forward in 2026. The Mustangs recorded a strong 14-10 overall record and a solid 6-8 league mark, finishing fifth in an eight-team league. That marked an improvement after records of 12-15 and 7-20 the previous two seasons. Gilroy...

The Santa Clara County Parks Department purchased a 95-acre parcel (2026 Uvas Canyon Addition) adjacent to Uvas Canyon County Park in Morgan Hill. The property will expand the park’s boundary and provide alternative routes for connector trails envisioned in a countywide master plan, according...

Local poets will soon have an opportunity to become Santa Clara County’s next poet laureate. The Santa Clara County Library District, in partnership with SVCREATES and the Poetry Center San Jose, will soon start accepting applications for the 2027-28 Santa Clara County Poet Laureate.  Applications will...