New 2024 laws protect workers who use cannabis
Californians that partake in cannabis use in their off-work down time will have more employment protections beginning Jan. 1 thanks to new laws.
Assembly Bill...
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...
Strada Verde project still in limbo
Despite recent attention due to sign removal case, project not moving forward
California’s food insecurity rises as pandemic aid ends
Food insecurity in California ticked upward over the past year, bringing the share of hardship back up to levels early in the Covid-19 pandemic,...
State’s gas tax revenue projected to drop by $6B
California’s funding from gas taxes will drop by nearly $6 billion in the next decade due to the state’s electric car rules and other...
Storage facility approved on Gilman Road
The Gilroy Planning Commission approved a permit Dec. 7 to construct a storage facility at the intersection of Gilman Road and Camino Arroyo.
The 57,671-square-foot...
Holiday-themed maze and roller skating rink opens in Gilroy
The masterminds behind the World’s Largest Haunted House are back with a new event in Gilroy: Garlic City Lights.
Gone are the cobwebs, zombies and...
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...
LUV represents best of valley’s wines
What do you do when you’ve owned and operated one of Morgan Hill’s oldest and best known restaurants—a place I’ve called “Morgan Hill’s living...
Gilroy tattoo shop owner is thankful for support
In this season of Thanksgiving, Kenny Brown is grateful for many things.
The owner of 29:11 Tattoo at 353 East 10th St., Unit C in...
