Valley Water set to require usage cuts
The local water district and cities in Santa Clara County are preparing to implement mandatory conservation measures in the face of an ongoing drought that threatens to severely diminish water supplies, according to authorities.
The Valley Water board of directors at the June 9 meeting...
County rescinds vaccine verification order
Due to new state rules regarding the wearing of masks in the workplace, Santa Clara County has rescinded its May 18 health order requiring employers to determine workers’ vaccination status.
New regulations approved by the California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and...
Update: Two children die in crash on Highway 152 east of Gilroy
Two Morgan Hill children died in a five-vehicle traffic collision on Highway 152 east of Gilroy in Santa Clara County the morning of Jan. 12, according to the California Highway Patrol.
CHP officers responded to the scene of the crash just after 7am. The initial...
DA’s office cracks down on EDD fraud
Santa Clara County prosecutors are cracking down on people—and particularly inmates—who’ve scammed taxpayers out of a fortune in ill-gotten unemployment benefits.
Valley Water rebates save water, money
Homeowners and commercial property owners who want to cut down on their outdoor water use and landscape maintenance should consider starting now or in the spring if they want to install drought-tolerant lawns, according to conservation experts.
Regardless of what time of year one is...
Santa Clara County to expand vaccine eligibility to teachers, ag workers
Beginning Feb. 28, workers in education, childcare, emergency services, and the food and agriculture industries will be eligible to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in Santa Clara County.
County officials announced the expanded eligibility Feb. 17 after citing strong progress toward vaccinating the current group of...
Driver dies in New Year’s Eve collision near Gilroy
At least one died in a vehicle collision near Gilroy on Monday midnight, barely an hour after New Year arrived, according to California Highway Patrol.
The CHP said two vehicles, a Nissan SUV and a Chevy pickup truck, were involved in the fatal crash which...
Meet the candidates for Gilroy City Council
On the Nov. 5 general election ballot is the race for three seats on the Gilroy City Council. All three incumbents are running for reelection, and three political newcomers are challenging them.
Six candidates are running for Gilroy City Council, and voters can select up...
SVCT’s ‘A Comedy of Tenors’ opens Aug. 23
The stage is set: one hotel suite, four tenors, two wives, three girlfriends and a soccer stadium filled with screaming fans. What could possibly go wrong?
It’s 1930s Paris, and opera producer Henry Saunders (Jason Harris) is planning the concert of the century—as long as...
Online portal assists essential workers with childcare
The Santa Clara County Office of Education released a new online portal that will provide essential workers access to childcare during the shelter-in-place order.
