Wasson leaving post at animal shelter in San Martin
On one of Supervisor Brigid Wasson’s first days on the job six years ago at the Santa Clara County Animal Shelter in San Martin, she looked over the list of animals set to be euthanized.
Creative Gilroy couple brings Halloween fright to South County
The World’s Largest Haunted House returns to Gilroy this year, inviting daring guests and Halloween enthusiasts to brave its ghoulish graveyard and dozen-plus rooms of fright and fear.
Created by Gilroy couple Alicia Juarez and Oscar Garcia, the haunted house is located at 8630 San...
ISPs pick up slack as federal broadband program ends
The Affordable Connectivity Program, a federal program that provides internet access to low-income families, has ended after Congress failed to reach an agreement to keep funding it. Over 23 million households—including thousands in Santa Clara and San Benito counties—will no longer receive federal subsidies...
A new perspective after receiving gifts from strangers
On a recent Monday night, I was serving soup to the homeless at the National Guard Armory temporary winter shelter in Gilroy when an older petite red-headed woman caught my eye.
