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August 30, 2025

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 include the closure of the median opening on Highway 101, and the elimination of all through passage and left turn...

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 variety of prizes by volunteering to pick up litter and garbage at hundreds of locations across the state, organizers announced...

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 strong showings in the Central Coast Section playoffs both seasons.  In her four years on the varsity squad, CHS was 63-18-7...

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. A week after the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved a plan to raise county taxes, the county’s largest...

Gilroy Rodeo horse death sparks concerns, questions

The death of a bucking horse that suffered a broken neck during a performance at the Gilroy Rodeo Aug. 8 has raised questions about animal safety protocols and injury reporting requirements.  The mare, known as +H6 Cow Palace, fell while bucking and broke her neck,...

Day care provider faces six child sex felonies

A Gilroy day care operator is being held at Elmwood Correctional Facility without bail on six felony child abuse charges. The charges allege that Christina Johnson engaged in oral copulation or sexually penetrated a child between six and eight years of age. Five of...

Gilroy’s Kaiden Gonzales broke 54-year old school shot put record

The Gilroy High shot put record of 56-11.25 had stood since 1971 when it was set by Sal Flores. No thrower had even registered a mark in the school Top 10 since 2005. Until Kaiden Gonzales came along. This past spring, Gonzales capped his Gilroy...

Gilroy Police seek information on mysteriously injured man

Gilroy Police are asking for the public’s help in the investigation of a man who suffered serious injuries early in the morning Aug. 16.  Between 6-6:20am, officers responded to reports of a man down in the area of Church and Sixth streets, the Gilroy Police...

County officials warn of ‘critical’ federal healthcare cuts at townhall

Santa Clara County officials and partnering nonprofits convened an emergency townhall meeting in South County Friday to warn residents about potential impacts from recently passed federal legislation that could slash healthcare funding and force difficult choices for local services. The meeting at the Valley Health...

Letter: Train service offers unique benefits

As the Mayor of Morgan Hill and the VTA Board member representing South County, I would like to thank Councilmember Hilton for his thoughtful letter regarding the future of Caltrain service in South County. I appreciate his long-standing commitment to improving transportation options for...

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