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Have you realized that your bill from the Investor Owned Utilities (IOU) has doubled over the last decade? More rate hikes are on the way.   According to CNET, California has the third highest rate in the U,S. Its rates rose by 11.8% between 2022 and...

Despite the threat of rain, the 41st annual Wildflower Run on March 24 in Morgan Hill was once again a sold out event, with about 1,200 participants in six races.  New to this year’s Wildflower Run—sponsored annually by the Morgan Hill chapter of the AAUW—was...

The County of Santa Clara Registrar of Voters’ Office certified the official results of the November 8, 2022 General Election on Dec. 8.  The final turnout totaled 550,602 ballots cast, representing 54.55% of the 1,009,422 registered voters. This makes the county’s turnout higher than the...

A U.S. District Court judge in Los Angeles rejected a bid by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to block the purchase of two failing Verity Health System hospitals by Santa Clara County. The Feb. 22 ruling cleared the way for the county to close its...

Following a national search, three candidates have been selected as finalists for the position of superintendent/president at Gavilan College.  The finalists will participate in open forums at Gavilan College’s Gilroy campus, room Social Sciences 214 (SS 214), 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd., on May 18.  The schedule...

It has been just over two years since Valley Water broke ground at Anderson Dam with the promise to protect the public and secure Santa Clara County’s water supply. Since then, our agency has made tremendous progress on this vital public safety and water...

Amazon Web Services Girls’ Tech Series Camp STEAM on Aug. 13 brought together more than 115 incoming sixth-grade girls from Gilroy Unified School District to inspire and motivate the students to pursue interests in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM).  Girls’ Tech Camp STEAM...

Christmas Hill Park in Gilroy opened Sep. 3 with a moment of silence for the victims and survivors of the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting. An “interim” memorial was erected at the northeast corner of the park at an existing palm tree. Mayor Roland Velasco told a...

Fans of fresh, ripe and local fruit will want to venture to Andy’s Orchard in east Morgan Hill before the short stone fruit harvest is complete in a few weeks.  Owned and operated by renowned grower Andy Mariani, the orchard off Half Road features many...

Gilroyan enrolls at Biola Madison Satalino, of Gilroy, recently enrolled at Biola University. Satalino is seeking an undergraduate degree in business administration, says a press release from the university.  Fall arts and crafts fair St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church’s autumn arts and crafts fair will take place 10am-5pm...