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Every year, California’s legislators send a flurry of bills to the governor in hopes he or she will sign them. And that’s before the byzantine legislative process that leaves most proposed laws on Assembly and Senate cutting floors. In 2023, the lawmakers sent off 1,046...

The Hollister-Gilroy office of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will conduct a sobriety/driver license checkpoint on May 19 within an unincorporated area of south Santa Clara County.  CHP officers who are trained in the detection of alcohol and drug impaired drivers will staff the sobriety...

A series of events are scheduled in November to honor local veterans. The Veterans Day Ceremony, hosted by the VFW Post 6309, will be held Nov. 11 at 11:11am at the Gilroy Veterans Hall, 74 West Sixth St. It’ll be followed by the Veterans Day Parade,...

The third annual Youth Conference on Race & Social Justice, sponsored by SURJ South County, will take place virtually from 10am to 2pm Sept. 25, 10-2 p.m., via Zoom. There is also a parallel adult conference. According to a press release from SURJ South County,...

Ballots and other information contained in the Santa Clara County vote-by-mail packet will be sent to more than 1.04 million local voters starting this week, according to election officials. The packets for the Nov. 5 general election are being mailed to every active registered...

Wings of History Air Museum volunteer Connor Maclean stands next to a Kittyhawk Heaviside H2 electric-powered prototype aircraft that was recently donated to the San Martin museum. The single-seat aircraft, which takes off and lands vertically, was manufactured by the Palo Alto-based Kittyhawk Corporation...

Coming off its first Central Coast Section playoff championship in program history, the Christopher High girls soccer team isn’t off to its customary fast start to begin a season. No championship hangover here, just a couple of injuries and club soccer and field hockey...

The Santa Clara County Assessor is reminding property owners that they may qualify for property tax relief if their property was damaged by recent storms. California law provides property tax relief for taxpayers whose property was damaged or destroyed. Disaster Relief Claim forms for temporary...

After an 18-year absence, Gavilan College reinstituted its women's soccer program in 2023. Javier Alejo, a Gilroy High graduate who played on the Gavilan men's soccer team, was named the head coach.  The program slowly came back to life and won its first match last...

By Barry Holtzclaw Frustrated that Covid-19 testing rates are still far below public health goals, Santa Clara County on June 10 announced that all private health clinics and hospitals in the county must immediately provide Covid-19 tests on demand to citizens in three categories. Dr. Martin...