More than 9,000 in South County lose power due to storm
Thousands of South County residents and businesses were without electricity overnight Tuesday due to strong winds and extreme weather from the latest atmospheric river storm that struck the region.
As of 2:45pm March 14, more than 9,000 electricity customers in Morgan Hill, San Martin and...
Santa Clara County hits record number of Covid-19 cases
County health officials are concerned with the rise of “pandemic fatigue,” where residents, tired of staying indoors and wearing face coverings in public, follow that human instinct and gather with others.
However, health officials say there is a correlation between people letting their guard down...
Local Scene: Author reading at Gilroy Gardens, Culinary Academy accepting applications
Author reading at Gilroy Gardens
Ken Christopher of Christopher Ranch will hold a live reading of his first book, “Elephant Garlic,” on July 3 and 4 at Gilroy Gardens.
The book takes place in the “magical Kingdom of Gilroy,” where King Lion is hosting a feast,...
New law gives workers more paid sick days
California workers will be guaranteed five paid sick days a year starting Jan. 1, up from the three days that employers are currently required to provide, thanks to Senate Bill 616.
The bill, authored by Long Beach Democratic Sen. Lena Gonzalez, also extends protections against...
CHP enforces pedestrian safety in Gilroy
As part of an ongoing effort to improve pedestrian safety, the California Highway Patrol made several enforcement stops in a pedestrian safety enforcement operation in Gilroy.
New ‘turbo roundabout’ open at Highways 25/156
All lanes are now open at the new “turbo roundabout” intersection at Highways 25 and 156 in San Benito County. The California Department of Transportation released a how-to video on Youtube—in both English and Spanish—advising travelers how to approach and navigate the new intersection,...
Merrill Gardens awarded Happiest and Healthiest Garden
Out of more than 300 gardens across the country, the garden at Merrill Gardens at Gilroy, senior living community, earned Eldergrow’s Happiest and Healthiest Garden Award.
Eldergrow, a startup from Seattle, offers therapeutic gardening programs to seniors in residential and nursing care communities.
“The Eldergrow program...
Council hears about need for Gilroy youth center during goal-setting meeting
For the past several years, residents have spoken to the Gilroy City Council about the need to establish a youth center in the city to get kids off the streets and provide them with positive activities that keep them out of trouble.
All members 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...
Santa Clara County seeks to add resources for caregivers
Santa Clara County is moving forward with a series of actions to support family caregivers in response to a recent county survey that found caregivers need more resources.
The county Board of Supervisors accepted staff recommendations and instructed them to create ways to address caregivers'...























