Santa Clara County and nurses union agree on new contract
Santa Clara County and the union representing nurses at the county’s hospitals and clinics have reached an agreement on a four-year contract, after months...
Pedal power in Gilroy
Last week on Bike to Wherever Day, May 16, the city’s Parks & Recreation department hosted an “energizer station” on the levee at Christmas...
Nurses rally for safer staffing at Santa Clara County hospitals
Hundreds of registered nurses gathered Dec. 16 outside four Santa Clara County hospitals to protest what they describe as dangerous staffing cuts that threaten...
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De Carlo named to president’s list
Gilroy resident Gavin De Carlo was named to the winter 2024 president’s list at Southern New Hampshire University. Full-time...
Doctors issue advisory over mushroom poisonings
Santa Cruz and Monterey counties were included in a list of areas statewide where people have been severely sickened by Amanita phalloides—commonly known as...
State officials propose penalties for gas price gouging
Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Sen. Nancy Skinner announced a proposal Dec. 5 to penalize oil companies in an effort to deter gas price...
County officials warn of ‘critical’ federal healthcare cuts at townhall
Santa Clara County officials and partnering nonprofits convened an emergency townhall meeting in South County Friday to warn residents about potential impacts from recently...
Unprecedented snowfall hitting Bay Area and Santa Cruz Mountains this weekend
A rare snowfall has dusted the Greater Bay Area, as the National Weather Service is predicting more on its way over the weekend.
Highway 17...
Developer scales back Sargent Mine plans
In an effort to minimize impacts on wildlife and tribal resources, as well as to satisfy critics of the proposed Sargent Mine in southern...
Residents raise concerns over new data center in Gilroy
More than 1,000 people have signed a petition to stop the construction of an Amazon Data Services data center in northeast Gilroy.
Although the project...
