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“Gravel Road,” an Australian documentary that follows the adventures of Aboriginal rock band Desert Stars as they embark on their first road tour, will screen in Morgan Hill April 10 as part of the 2022 Poppy Jasper International Film Festival. Directed by Tristan Pemberton, the...

Four homes with their unique gardens in South Santa Clara County will open their doors to the public during the annual Home + Garden Tour & Boutique on May 12-13. The Gilroy Assistance League puts on the event, which is its major fundraiser. The nonprofit...

The 2023 Binational Health Week in Santa Clara County kicks off with a series of free health events, beginning with a health fair on Oct. 7 at Eastridge Mall in San Jose and concluding Oct. 28 with an event at Arteaga’s Food Center in...

The beginning of another week brought another soaking storm with cold temperatures and strong wind gusts to the region.  The brunt of the latest significant rain storm hit South County just after lunch time on Tuesday, March 21, as a heavy band of rain and...

Library, schools provide meals for children The Santa Clara County Library District has partnered with Silicon Valley YMCA and Second Harvest Food Bank of Silicon Valley to provide free grab-and-go meals this summer (including breakfast and lunch) to children under the age of 18 and...

Fire agencies throughout Santa Clara County are urging the public to leave the fireworks to the professionals to avoid injury and fire as the Fourth of July approaches. Nationally, illegal fireworks cause more than 10,000 emergency room-treated injuries each year, according to the U.S. Consumer...

Civic-minded residents of Santa Clara County are invited to apply for service on the 2025-26 Civil Grand Jury, a component of the judicial branch that is dedicated to upholding transparency and accountability in local governance.   The civil grand jury, an independent body convened annually, acts...

The Valley Water Board of Directors elected Tony Estremera as the Chair for 2025, and Richard P. Santos as Vice Chair. The board voted on their new officers at the Dec. 10 meeting.  Estremera has been on the Valley Water Board since 1996, and is...

Amid fears and recent reports of federal immigration authorities targeting undocumented immigrants in local communities, law enforcement leaders and public officials throughout the South Valley have attempted to reassure their communities that residents are safe from local action.  Santa Clara County Sheriff Bob Jonsen and...

There is nothing in this world quite like the feeling of riding a motorcycle. Unfortunately everything has a price and every once in a while we have to pay up.  While commuting to my bartending gig at Ninja Sushi, going east bound on First Street,...