Monthly Archives: August 2025
Letter: Consider this plan to reduce power consumption
You may have noticed recently that the power goes out for a little while in the early evening when the weather is hot. This,...
Water district suspends Pacheco Reservoir project
Valley Water officials have suspended the development of the Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project, which the agency had been working on since 2017 and whose...
CHP launches new podcast
The California Highway Patrol has launched a new podcast titled “Behind the Badge,” giving listeners a closer look at the people and programs that...
Local Scene: Gilroy Foundation fundraiser is Oct. 11
Harding earns Masters
Searra Harding, of Gilroy, graduated this month from Pacific University in Oregon with a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies degree.
Gilroy...
Letter: Open Hollister rail line for more commuter options
I agree with Morgan Hill Mayor Mark Turner in regard to considering options for Caltrain rail service in the future. In the same vein,...
Police schedule DUI checkpoint for Sept. 5
The California Highway Patrol Hollister-Gilroy Area will host a Driving Under the Influence Sobriety Checkpoint on Sept. 5 in an unincorporated area of southern...
Highway 101 project will modify traffic pattern at Rocks/Cannon roads
Caltrans will soon begin work to modify the intersection of U.S. 101 at Rocks Road and Cannon Road in San Benito County.
The project will...
Statewide cleanup effort includes inaugural ‘Trashure Hunt’
California Coastal Cleanup Day will celebrate its 41st year this September with its first ever “Trashure Hunt,” offering participants the chance to win a...
Christopher’s Ella Miura heads to Long Island U.
Ella Miura captained Christopher High’s field hockey team the last two years, as the Cougars went 29-9-5 with a 2023-24 league title and made...
Doctors’ union is largest donor to sales tax measure
A union of physicians earning up to $1 million a year is the biggest funder of the ballot measure to raise local sales taxes....
