Business

The final chapter of BookSmart may soon be written. Citing mounting debt following a move from downtown Morgan Hill to East Dunne Avenue, BookSmart owners Brad Jones and Cinda Meister face the imminent closure of their Morgan Hill mainstay. “It’s heartbreaking,” Meister said. “This is our...

Day on the Ridge returned to a Gilroy family’s home Sunday, featuring a full day’s lineup of live bands, raising more than $150,000 for a local nonprofit and bringing together hundreds of locals and visitors in the spirit of charity and camaraderie.  The May 28...

Mallett named to dean’s list Cade Mallett, of Gilroy, was named to the Emerson College dean’s list for the fall semester. Mallett majors in Business Creative Enterprises and is a member of the Emerson College Class of 2026.  Home + Garden Tour is May 9-10 The Gilroy...

The Rotary Club of Gilroy celebrated its 100th year milestone on Oct. 21 with the reading of a letter written by the founder of International Rotary, Paul Harris in October 1925.  To put a historical context on the milestone, a reporter for the Gilroy Advocate...

Pacific Hills Manor, owned and operated by Covenant Care, has

California’s homeless population remains the biggest in the nation, but the crisis is growing more slowly here than in most of the rest of the country, according to new federal data.  The number of homeless Californians increased just over 3% last year compared to the...

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...