Newsom signs 10 bills targeting retail theft in CA
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a stack of bills Aug. 16 aimed at curtailing organized retail, property and auto theft in California.
Newsom appeared at a Home Depot in San Jose with state, business and law enforcement officials, signing 10 bills that he said go “to...
People and Planet celebrates expansion
Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center President Christine Giusiana along with chamber staff, ambassadors and People and Planet customers, vendors and owners, Mike and Erin Monroe, celebrate the grand re-opening and expansion with a ribbon cutting event. People and Planet takes great pride in providing quality products to support their customers special dietary and organic lifestyle needs. They offer a wide range in products from home to beauty essentials including special orders. Details: (408) 782-2700, visit the store at 15750 Vineyard Blvd., suite #170 in Morgan Hill or visit www.PeoplePlanetStore.com.
Applications for small business grants open
Applications for the next and final round of funding for small business grants are now being accepted.
The City of Gilroy, working with the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce, has established a grant program to support small businesses struggling due to Covid-19. Businesses operating within the...
Gilroyan’s Guide to Sudoku, a hit
Marvin Thomas’s whole life has been spent putting together complex puzzles. He owned Thomas Appliance Service, where he fixed the most intricate, challenging and stubborn refrigerators, stoves, washers dryers, dishwashers and sub zero freezers—to name a few of the machines that are dread of even the most skilled home repairmen.
Saint Louise announces first baby of 2026
The first baby of 2026 in South Santa Clara County is 5-pound, 10-ounce Brittany Sanchez.
Sanchez was born on Jan. 1 at Saint Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy, according to county officials. Brittany was 18 inches long. Her parents are Antonia Lopez Sanchez and Bartolo...
Options for paying for long-term health care
Long-term care riders are like health and car insurance, you want the protection just in case you need it, but hope never to use it. Social security and Medicare offer limited protection if you need long-term care recovering from an illness or an injury.
















