Gav baseball star Louis Zulaica nabs All-State honors
Gavilan College baseball star Louis Zulaica, a Morgan Hill resident, is on his way up. The Rams’ shortstop was recently named Coast Conference South Division MVP and First Team All-State after a breakout season.
In the recently concluded spring campaign, he hit .394, with a...
New Covid variant increases in Bay Area
The L452R variant of Covid-19—being identified by viral genomic sequencing in San Francisco, Monterey and Santa Clara counties—has been linked to the outbreak at Kaiser Permanente's San Jose Medical Center that led to several dozen infections and possibly one death, as well as other large outbreaks in Santa Clara County.
Valley Water board approves 9.1 percent rate increase
Water rates in Santa Clara County are increasing as the county faces looming threats of drought.
On May 12, the Santa Clara Valley Water District board of directors unanimously approved a 9.1 percent rate increase for the 2022 fiscal year.
Starting July 1, 2021 until June...
Gilroy councilmember files police report over ‘threats against public officials’
A heated exchange during the Gilroy City Council’s Sept. 19 meeting led one councilmember to file a police report after a resident claimed the public would “do stuff to make your life miserable.”
Ron Kirkish of Gilroy, who made the statement toward Councilmembers Zach Hilton...
Gilroy vaccination appointments being scheduled
A site at Valley Health Center Gilroy can vaccinate up to 500 people per day, according to Santa Clara County Public Health, and officials will be set up in Gilroy Jan. 21 to help people sign up for appointments.
According to county health data, as...
Hundreds join rally against Gilroy mining proposal
Hundreds of people rallied against a proposed mining project south of Gilroy in front of Santa Clara County government buildings on Sept. 10, at an event co-sponsored by 70 area organizations that advocate for human rights and environmental protection.
During the rally, about 75 members...
Volunteers repair seniors’ homes
More than 1,000 volunteers from companies, churches, service clubs and other community organizations spent Saturday, April 27 repairing and rebuilding homes of the needy in Santa Clara County.
Included among the 36 work sites for the countywide Spring Rebuilding Day, an annual project of Rebuilding...
Study: South County faring better than state average
The median income for residents in the neighborhood cluster of Gilroy, Morgan Hill and South San Jose is slightly above the state average, according to A Portrait of California 2021-2022: Human Development and Housing Justice, a report released Nov. 10 by Measure of America.
This...
Joshua Adams ready to make his mark as new Gilroy High AD
For Joshua Adams, the transition to becoming the new athletic director at Gilroy High has been years in the making.
The 45-year-old has a total of 20 years of high school coaching experience—15 as a head coach—and spent the previous six years as the assistant...
New hospital system requires bigger subsidies
The new Santa Clara County Health System that began operation this month offers new stability for healthcare services, especially for thousands of Medicare, Medi-Cal, uninsured and South County residents—but it also has a price tag for all county taxpayers.
The addition of O’Connor Hospital in...























