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Uniformed officers from the California Highway Patrol will host an Oct. 28 Coffee With A Cop event at Starbucks, 251 Vineyard Town Center in Morgan Hill. Members of the public are invited to meet with officers in an informal, neutral space to discuss community...

Santa Clara County’s 2021 Advisory Redistricting Commission is asking the community to give feedback on Wednesday and Saturday on draft maps of proposed new supervisorial district boundaries.  Residents can review the maps during the virtual meetings at 6:30pm Wednesday or at 2pm Saturday. After every decennial...

For the second time in a year, the Gilroy City Council rejected a local eviction moratorium, with the majority of members questioning the need for such an ordinance when the county and state are providing protections for renters. Councilmembers Rebeca Armendariz and Zach Hilton, meanwhile,...

A Davis man had been on a violent crime spree for several days before leading the region’s law enforcement agencies to Hollister and back to San Jose—exchanging gunfire with police along the way—where he was killed by officers, according to authorities.  Just before 4pm Jan....

Nearly 1,200 wreaths were placed on veterans’ graves in South County during National Wreaths Across America Day on Dec. 14. More than 300 volunteers spread out at Gavilan Hills and St.Mary’s cemeteries in Gilroy and Mt. Hope Cemetery in Morgan Hill to take part...

The Gilroy City Council will soon consider asking Councilmember Rebeca Armendariz to resign if a recall effort against her qualifies for a ballot. During the council’s Sept. 19 meeting, Mayor Marie Blankley requested the item be brought to the council at an upcoming meeting. The...

Christopher High football coach Darren Yafai and his staff traveled to San Francisco last Saturday to scout the Sacred Heart Cathedral-Mountain View game. To say the Fightin’ Irish looked impressive would be a vast understatement.  “They’re the real deal,” Yafai said. “Seeing them in person,...

The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority announced Nov. 1 that it has purchased 60 acres of farmland in the Coyote Valley as part of its mission to protect the region's agricultural spaces.  The acreage is located near the intersection of Laguna Avenue and Santa...

An Oakland man stealing a vehicle in a Gilroy neighborhood shot and killed a man who confronted him early Tuesday morning, police said. The suspect, Angel Ochoa-Moreno, was arrested in Salinas after a pursuit on Highway 101. Officers responded at about 12:30am to a report of...

At Christopher field hockey, the Cougars don’t rebuild. They simply reload.  After a stellar 17-2-2 season and a sixth straight Central Coast Section playoff berth, stars Katie Garrison, Caitlynn Holt and others graduated and thus CHS began this year with a young squad. But coach...