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January 1, 2026

Michielssen named senior relationship manager

Gilroyan and South County banker Kurt Michielssen has joined Pinnacle Bank as its new senior relationship manager. Michielssen said he is “very happy and excited” about his new position. He has been a South County senior vice president for the past 30 years. Prior to that he spent five years with Valley National Bank of Salinas as a loan officer. He is well known in the Gilroy community and is a member of the Rotary Club of Gilroy, Gavilan College Education Foundation, Gilroy Foundation and is currently the board chairman of the Gilroy Economic Development Corporation. The Gilroy Chamber of Commerce named him Man of the Year in 2010.

Popular Instagramers hit up Gilroy

How often do you say to yourself, "That is what I should be doing for a living." ? For Breann Chiero and Christian Medice, co-founders of the Hungry Hipsters, a popular Instagram site with over 130,000 followers, they have found a way to turn their...

New law gives workers more paid sick days

California workers will be guaranteed five paid sick days a year starting Jan. 1, up from the three days that employers are currently required to provide, thanks to Senate Bill 616.  The bill, authored by Long Beach Democratic Sen. Lena Gonzalez, also extends protections against...

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Gilroy Rotary awards more than $56K to local orgs

The Rotary Club of Gilroy presented $56,516 worth of grants to local organizations and programs at a recent meeting at the Gilroy Lodge on the Hill.  The grants will help fund reading programs, books for libraries, materials for multi-cultural events, sports activities, student counseling programs,...

101 Ways to save money

Some bills are fixed –  the monthly rent or mortgage payments for instance. Others fluctuate with the season –  think the electric bill in winter and the water bill in summer.

J Winston Winery celebrates first harvest off new property

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John Bannister of BCH Construction in Morgan Hill remembers watching his grandfather crush grapes and tuck the wine barrels under the porch at the family home in the Central Valley on the E&J Gallo ranch where they worked as farm laborers.  His family hails from...

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