Valley Water urges flood preparedness
Valley Water and the National Weather Service urged the community to prepare for winter storms during a news conference held Nov. 13 at a sandbag distribution center in San José.
Last winter, Valley Water partnered with Santa Clara County and local cities to help residents...
Poppy Jasper International Film Festival recognized with prestigious honor
The local Poppy Jasper International Film Festival was recently named one of the “25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” by MovieMaker Magazine—a prestigious recognition that PJIFF producers say validates all the work and dedication that has gone into growing the South Valley event...
Downtown Gilroy celebrates Gourmet Alley
Downtown Gilroy’s new Gourmet Alley, designed to be a pedestrian friendly corridor, officially opened to the public on Nov. 8.
City officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony in the morning, and resumed the celebration in the evening with the Downtown Business Expo on Gourmet Alley...
Seeking purpose on the stage
South Valley Civic Theatre once again steps up to conquer the stage with the 2013 Revival production of “Pippin.”
Opening Nov. 16 at the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse, the show promises to deliver stunning performances, vibrant choreography and acrobatics and an unforgettable story that resonates...
Gilroy election: Bozzo pulls ahead in vote count for mayor
After more ballots were counted over the weekend for the Nov. 5 election, Greg Bozzo has pulled ahead of incumbent Marie Blankley for the office of mayor.
As of 4:24pm Nov. 12, Bozzo now leads Blankley by 152 votes, according to the Santa Clara County...
Gilroy election: Blankley, Hilton remain in lead as registrar continues to count ballots
The latest Nov. 5 election results from the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters office show Mayor Marie Blankley continuing to lead challenger Greg Bozzo by about 200 votes, as of about 5pm Nov. 7.
Zach Hilton is the only one of three incumbents up...
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...
Holocaust survivor to speak, perform in Morgan Hill Nov. 18
Saul Dreier, a survivor of the Holocaust and founder of the Holocaust Survivor Band, will speak and perform at a special event in Morgan Hill on Nov. 18.
Born in Poland in 1925, Dreier’s youth came to a halt in 1939 with the outbreak of...
Election 2024: Lofgren, Rivas hold big leads in vote count
Longtime Democratic incumbent U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren holds a commanding lead in the Nov. 5 election for the 18th congressional seat.
According to the California Secretary of State’s office, Lofgren has received more than 82,400 votes, or 63% of the ballots counted, in the Nov....
Election: Gilroy public safety tax measure falls short
The Gilroy Measure C quarter-cent sales tax for public safety is heavily favored by voters in the initial results posted by the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters office, but the count is shy of the two-thirds majority needed for passage.
As of 12:15am Nov....
