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...
Letter: Keep sending mail
The United States Postal Service is committed to delivering your mail and packages throughout the current pandemic. We are proud of our role in providing an essential service to every community. The one constant throughout this crisis has been our commitment to fulfilling the...
PHOTOS: Chalk it up in downtown Gilroy
Artists of all ages chalked the street in downtown Gilroy during the Chalk Fest presented by MANOS on Oct. 7. The artists, taking refuge from the nearly triple-digit temperatures under tents, created various works of art using chalk that followed a Dia de los...
Love is in the air
Inside the converted warehouse space in the back of Expressions Floral in Gilroy earlier this week were nearly a dozen florists and designers in all stages—from unpacking and sorting just-arrived boxes of flowers to cleaning stems and leaves off the floor—of creating custom bouquets...
County installs solar panel array at San Martin animal center
The goats at the Santa Clara County Animal Services Center in San Martin have a new source of shade: an array of solar panels that generate power for the 37,000-square-foot shelter.
The county Facilities and Fleet Department completed the project last fall. It’s one of...
Letter: South County clergy demand action after shootings at houses of worship
We are clergy, serving many Morgan Hill and Gilroy residents of various faiths. We work together in interfaith activities throughout South County, and when one among us is the victim of acts of violence, all of us feel it and are aroused to do...
Gilroy man dies in single-vehicle crash
A 28-year-old Gilroy resident died in a traffic crash on Holsclaw Road Nov. 21, according to authorities.
About 8:49pm, the California Highway Patrol communications center received a report of a crash on Holsclaw Road north of Highway 152, the CHP said in a press release....
Covid-19 vaccination clinic set for Feb. 10 at Gilroy Senior Center
Santa Clara County Public Health will offer Covid-19 vaccinations at the Gilroy Senior Center, 7371 Hanna St., on Feb. 10 from 9am-3pm.
County residents who are 65 years or older are eligible to receive the vaccine. Per a recent announcement by the county, everyone eligible...
Spoking My Mind: Of media passes and bicycle masses
Welcome to April! Happy/Hoppy Easter on the 20th!
As you know from previous columns, 2025 will be my last year with you as your South Valley bicycle columnist. I will dearly miss many things about this assignment, especially the privilege of sharing the local bike...
Police blotter, Sept. 13-19, 2021: Multiple traffic collisions
Sept. 13
• A suspect was arrested for DUI on the 300 block of East Tenth Street at midnight.
• A business was burglarized on the 6800 block of Cameron Boulevard.
• A vehicle was reported stolen on the 8100 block of Church Street.
• Injuries were reported...






















