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As vineyard manager at the 7,000-acre Paicines Ranch in San Benito County, Kelly Mulville has a rather significant task: he’s trying to practice organic, regenerative farming on 25 acres of vines while surrounded by hundreds of acres of vineyards being conventionally farmed.  “Our underlying philosophy...

It’s springtime, and orange poppies, purple lupine and red paintbrush flowers color the hillsides at Juristac, a pristine hillside landscape in northern San Benito County and Southern Santa Clara County that is the site of a proposal for an open pit mining project.  In honor...

Proponents of Valley Water’s Measure S on the Nov. 3 ballot say the parcel tax is crucial to reinforcing water supplies, flood protection and other priorities for nearly 2 million Santa Clara County residents; but its detractors say the measure lacks details and transparency, and caution that the proposed tax has no sunset date.

Democrat Joe Biden was declared the winner in the race to become U.S. president, ousting President Donald Trump after winning the 20 electoral votes in Pennsylvania and putting him over the 270 he needed, results showed Saturday morning.  Ballots are still being counted in Nevada,...

The promising end to 2021 that brought weeks of much-needed rain to the drought-stricken county has evaporated during the first two months of 2022. According to the National Weather Service, South County saw a mere 0.11 inches of liquid relief in January, with the month’s...

A report that recommends a buffer zone between an agricultural fumigant storage facility and a proposed development was scrutinized by the San Benito County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 4, with one supervisor blasting it as being politically motivated. San Benito County voters in November...

After hearing from many people in recent weeks who criticized its decision not to extend a downtown restaurant’s permit for an outdoor dining area, the Gilroy City Council on Jan. 22 agreed to pursue a parklet program and allow Station 55 Seafood and Mexican...

Political newcomer Tom Cline will be joining two familiar faces on the Gilroy City Council, according to the latest election results. As of 4pm on Nov. 9, Cline led all candidates with 22% of the vote. Carol Marques landed in second with 21.4%, while Dion...

The 21-year-old man who was shot in his car on Jan. 2 died on Jan. 12, Gilroy Police reported. The victim was identified as Robert Marks of Gilroy. On Jan. 2, just before 9pm, Gilroy Police officers, Gilroy Fire personnel and medics responded to the intersection...

When Carol Marques ran for Gilroy City Council in 2018, she promised that she would work to get any resident’s concerns addressed. Two years later and nearing the end of her first term, Marques said she has kept her promises. Those include checking on the...