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Santa Clara County will close its mass Covid-19 vaccination and testing sites by the end of the month as they are no longer essential to the county’s pandemic response, officials said Feb. 1.  While county health officials emphasized that the pandemic is not over and...

Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian asked his colleagues to sincerely reflect and answer this question: “Does our board believe it can have confidence in the administration of the sheriff's department by current incumbent Sheriff Laurie Smith?” The answer, through an unanimous vote by the...

Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation will host a special Free Entrance Day on July 29 “as a token of gratitude to the community for entrusting the department with the stewardship and recreation of over 52,000 acres of beautiful parkland and 28 adventurous and...

As a young journalist, I was invited to a meeting with Sheriff Bob Winter at an insurance office. At one point, one of the attendees asked the folksy Gilroyan if there was anything he could do to help. I remember Winter saying he needed...

The men and women of CAL FIRE SCU, South County Fire District, and Morgan Hill Fire will be out conducting a Fill the Boot event to benefit MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association) on Friday, June 30, Saturday, July 1 and Sunday, July 2.  We will be...

The City of Gilroy said this month that accusations by a former public safety employee that she was harassed and fired for refusing to engage in sexual promiscuity within the Gilroy Police Department are not worthy of the court’s consideration, and should be dismissed. The...

Gilroy officials are optimistic that the city’s economy will rebound quicker than expected after more than a year of restrictions brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic devastated revenues. City Administrator Jimmy Forbis and department heads presented the proposed budget for the next two years to...

By Grace Hase Jennifer Dye and her three-year-old daughter had lived in a one-bedroom backyard cottage in Morgan Hill for 10 months when the coronavirus pandemic hit the Bay Area earlier this year. For the last 15 years, the 36-year-old single mom worked as a...

Our surrounding area will soon see some significant highway improvements.  This fall, construction of the U.S. 101/SR 25 interchange project begins. It starts with building new ramps, estimated to be completed in 2025, followed by building the new bridge in 2026, and demolition of the...

Gallery 1202, 7363 Monterey St., is presenting “Through the Limpet Ring,” a solo show by Laurie Barmore.  This exhibition showcases all new works created from the past year by Barmore, a Washington-based artist. She draws inspiration from the beaches of a nearby inlet of the...