Providers ready to ramp up services in wake of ruling
As the news broke on June 24 that the Supreme Court had overturned Roe v. Wade, local healthcare activists and politicians reflected the general sentiment that reverberated across Santa Clara County: anger, sadness and shock. But in the midst of the emotional turmoil, local...
Guest view: Giving thanks on Thanksgiving
As we draw nearer to Thanksgiving, I am reminded of this holiday’s origins and significance. There are some interesting and noteworthy parallels with today’s world, two years after Covid-19 began.
While Thanksgiving has only been a national holiday since it was established in 1863 by...
Fair, flag raising commemorate Coming Out Day
Rebekah Children’s Services (RCS) and the Kneaded Culinary Academy hosted the third annual National Coming Out Day on Oct. 8.
The event, hosted at RCS, included a resource fair and flag raising ceremony in partnership with The LGBTQ Youth Space. National Coming Out Day marks...
Christopher High baseball team doing well in ultra-tough BVAL Mount Hamilton Division
Outside of the West Catholic Athletic League, the Blossom Valley Athletic League’s Mount Hamilton is arguably the toughest baseball division in the Central Coast Section this season.
That’s why Christopher High’s 7-4 league mark—tied for second entering its April 20 game against Live Oak—happens to...
Artist creating video portraits for downtown Gilroy residency
A visit to Benton C Bainbridge’s downtown Gilroy studio is like taking a step into a 1990s electronics store.
CRT televisions sit on tables and the floor, next to a JVC VHS player, wood-paneled video synthesizers and even a Vectrex video game console. A Sony...
Officers slated for return to Gilroy schools
The Gilroy Unified School District plans to bring back school resource officers to two high schools, part of a program to improve school safety after officials noted an uptick in fights on campus.
Those against adding police officers on campus, meanwhile, say the money would...
Citywide power outage hits Gilroy
UPDATE 2PM: Power has been restored, according to PG&E. Gilroy Police said the outage was believed to have been caused by a power line getting struck in southern Gilroy. No injuries were reported.
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Nearly 6,000 customers are currently without power in Gilroy Tuesday afternoon.
According...
South County teens build haunted house business in Morgan Hill
What started as a childhood passion has transformed into a professional haunted house operation run by two local teenagers who are proving that age is no barrier to entrepreneurship.
Jack Teresi, 19, and Luke Conor, 18, are the co-designers behind Ethereal Acres, a home-grown haunted...
RV park owner requests exemption to stay limit
A manufactured home operator that purchased the Garlic Farm RV Park earlier this year is slowly converting it into a “tiny home” community.
But news of the purchase put the southern Gilroy RV park on the radar of city officials, citing a city policy that...
FDA authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children 12-15
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds in the United States, a crucial step in the nation’s steady recovery from the pandemic and a boon to millions of American families eager for a...
