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June 28, 2026

Local Scene: Library district opens community survey

Library district opens community survey Santa Clara County Library District (SCCLD) has launched an online community survey to the hundreds of thousands of Santa Clara County residents who utilize its services and/or live within the nine cities within its boundaries, including Gilroy, Morgan Hill and...

District ends water use emergency

The Santa Clara Valley Water District’s board of directors voted unanimously April 11 to rescind a “water shortage emergency” that was declared in 2021 during a historic statewide drought.  But Valley Water officials still want local residents, businesses and other customers to conserve water. The...

Statewide homelessness climbs 3%

homeless encampment luchessa avenue highway 101
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...

Solar power moves one step closer

Fresco Solar, which has offices in Morgan Hill, announced that

Get Out

When most people think about credit card debt, they picture college students and young couples trying to make ends meet. While the younger generation is still the worst at managing credit card debt, retirees and baby boomers have become the fastest growing segment with debt problems.

Amah Mutsun Land Trust appoints new board members 

The Amah Mutsun Land Trust recently announced that four new board members have been appointed to the Gilroy based nonprofit’s board of directors.  The new members are Susan True, Amanda Serenyi, Guillermo Rodriguez and Robert ‘Perl’ Perlmutter, says a press release from the trust.  “We at...

New strategies propel dollar stores to strong growth

A few days after the New Year’s holiday, clerks at the Dollar Tree store in the St. Paul, Minn., Midway neighborhood were busily setting up new displays celebrating Valentine’s Day and Super Bowl Sunday. Any remnants of the Christmas holiday season were long stowed away, and the bright new merchandise enticed shoppers anew.

Risky resumes

A little GPA padding. A slight fib on a job title. A clerical error on dates.

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