The Wolf Watch: Gilroy garlic is ‘the smell of home’
ESPN.com hockey writer Greg Wyshynski recently interviewed Dustin Wolf, South County native and goalie for the Calgary Flames. He described a drive through Gilroy. “Drive through its farmland, open the windows and the pungent odor of the garlic harvest envelops your olfactory system like...
Christopher boys basketball wins first CCS championship
The holy grail has been attained. In a landmark season, the Christopher boys basketball team captured the school’s first Central Coast Section championship with three playoff wins. The title came in a 51-50 thriller over Westmont on March 1 at Santa Clara High.
On the...
Amah Mutsun Land Trust names new director
The Amah Mutsun Land Trust board of directors appointed Noelle Chambers as its new executive director.
Chambers is the former Vice President of Conservation at Peninsula Open Space Trust, where she worked for 20 years and helped execute the successful protection and transfer of 30,000...
Beloved South County politician Don Gage dies
Don Gage—a South County icon of politics and a beloved member of the Gilroy community—died on March 25 at age 79.
Gage’s political career started in 1981 and spanned a range of local offices and specialties. He served as a Gilroy City Council member from...
Letter: Hate flag poses many hazards
Regarding the nazi flag on Burnett overpass on Highway 101 in Morgan Hill: I’m writing to you because the group of people who have their rallies on Fridays on the Burnett Bridge overpass on 101 in Morgan Hill had a nazi flag hanging on...
Health officials urge public to vaccinate against measles
With the recent rise of measles cases in areas across the U.S., Bay Area health officials are urging everyone to get the measles vaccination if they are not sure if they have been vaccinated, or if they did not have measles as a child....
Former UFC fighter Velasquez sentenced to prison for Morgan Hill shooting
Former UFC fighter and Gilroy resident Cain Velasquez was sentenced to five years in prison for a “vigilante shooting spree” that wounded an unintended target and fired bullets near a school crowded with children in Morgan Hill, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office...
Police investigate swastika flag over Morgan Hill highway overpass
Authorities are investigating a swastika flag that was displayed on the Burnett Avenue Highway 101 overpass in Morgan Hill during rush-hour traffic the afternoon of March 21.
About 3:23pm, deputies from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office responded to the overpass on a report of...
March 23 panel focuses on women in the Santa Clara Valley wine industry
One could not celebrate Women’s History Month without acknowledging the tremendous impact women have had on the local wine industry here in the Santa Clara Valley.
One of the most famous names in Silicon Valley lore, Paul Masson, might never have made a big splash...
April exhibition features Gilroy artist Santiago Moreno
Gilroy’s Santiago Moreno began creating art just a couple of years ago as a way to overcome personal struggles at a difficult time in his life. Now, he hopes to inspire others by sharing dozens of his works with the community at an exhibition...