Celebrate Chanukah Dec. 29 in South County
A Community Chanukah Festival, hosted by the Chabad Jewish Center of South County, is scheduled for 4-5:30pm Dec. 29 at the Morgan Hill Downtown Amphitheater.
Everyone in South County is invited to the free, family-friendly event that celebrates the festive spirit of Chanukah with a...
Gavilan College pushes commencement date
Gavilan College announced that it will move forward with its commencement ceremony for the Class of 2020 but the celebration won’t take place until the end of the year.
Jan Bernstein Chargin, director of public information at Gavilan, issued a press release on June 2...
Jail guards guilty of 2015 fatal attack of mentally ill inmate
Three former Santa Clara County correctional deputies pleaded guilty Aug. 13 to reduced charges in the 2015 beating death of Michael Tyree, a mentally ill jail inmate.All three defendants – Matthew Farris, 36, Jereh Lubrin, 37 and Rafael Rodriguez, 40 – admitted to voluntary...
Politicos attack Santa Clara County redistricting map
As Santa Clara County lawmakers prepare to approve new political boundaries, some local politicians are raising complaints about the process.
The Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 earlier this month to advance a proposal for redistricting the county's five political boundaries, choosing the so-called Yellow Map...
Housing wins as Rivas shuffles Legislature leadership deck
Who’s up and who’s down? When the news broke late Nov. 21 that new Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas picked new committee chairpersons and canned others, the Sacramento political sphere was immediately abuzz with talk of winners and losers.
The winners include Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, the Davis...
Trump takes steps to overhaul CA water delivery
President Donald Trump lost no time Jan. 20 in advancing his agenda for California’s water supply with a “presidential action” intended to send more Delta water south to millions of Southern Californians and San Joaquin Valley farms.
The memo calls on the Secretary of Commerce...
Alysa Gutierrez earns scholarship to play at Colorado Mesa
It was probably one of Alysa Gutierrez’s most nerve-wracking moments in her life. In late October, the Gilroy High senior was in the Colorado Mesa University softball facility throwing a bullpen session as her potential future coaches and teammates looked on.
“All eyes were on...
Pedestrian dies after being struck by train in Gilroy
UPDATE:
A pedestrian died after she was struck by a train at Leavesley and Monterey roads Tuesday morning.
According to Gilroy Police, the collision happened at about 8:45am.
Despite life-saving efforts, the female pedestrian succumbed to her injuries, police said.
The identity of the victim is being withheld...
CHS boys tennis rises from nothing to win league this year
No team can match the rise of the Christopher High School boys tennis squad. Last year, there was no team—just one potential player but ideally a competitive squad would have 10.
This year, coach Megan Lyons has a full crew and they just went unbeaten...
Historic Gilroy homes for sale
Those looking to own a piece of history in Gilroy have a couple of options.
Two homes, at 1980 Pacheco Pass Highway and 7040 Church St., are on the market.
The Pacheco Pass home was built by Horace Willson in 1859, and it was the first...























