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Rodeos are barbaric How is it possible that watching animals suffer is considered a source of entertainment? A horse breaks its neck and dies…. and that is just collateral damage all in the name of good old family fun? Rodeos are barbaric. Anyone who partakes, or is...

A man’s body was discovered during an investigation into a recreational vehicle fire early March 14 in Gilroy, police said. The man’s remains were found by detectives in the RV after crews extinguished the blaze in an alleyway in the 7200 block of Rosanna Street,...

Marie Blankley has taken a resounding lead in the Gilroy mayoral race with more than half of the votes counted. As of 10am Nov. 4, Blankley received 9,498 votes, or 68.52 percent of the total counted. Her opponent Reid Lerner garnered 4,363 votes. Gilroy’s next mayor...

As local officials, non-profits, unions, patients and staff this month piled on in a blitz to pressure California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to drop his efforts to block the sale of O’Connor and St. Louise hospitals to Santa Clara County, one entity was conspicuously...

Only Tim Slater (owner and proprietor of Sarah’s Vineyard) could pull off naming a business something few can pronounce, but there’s an inherent charm in that.  Even though the official name for this recently inaugurated custom crush facility in Gilroy is Atelier des Savants Fous,...

You may have noticed recently that the power goes out for a little while in the early evening when the weather is hot. This, of course, is because everyone who is lucky enough to have air conditioning has it on full blast to get...

Fortino Winery, likely one of the most familiar Santa Clara Valley wineries to local people, reflects the history of winemaking in a region famed for the craft.  Premium wine has been made in the Santa Clara Valley longer than anywhere else in California. Part of...

The large teddy bear has a layer of dust, and the candles are burned out. The cut flowers are wilted. Some of the handwritten notes are smudged by the morning dew, others are faded by the late-summer sun or were distributed along the Uvas...

We have a big election this year. President Trump seems to think this is Joe Biden’s America, well it’s not, it’s Donald Trump’s America, where mayhem and chaos is now an everyday thing! Trump is a failure in every way! The virus, the economy. What...

2026 is trying to be a New Year, but two weeks in, are you feeling hopeful? Where do you find places of solace that bring you hope in the midst of a dark geo-political world? How can all who are here on United States’...