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Fresh off the release of her latest self-help writer’s handbook “How to Write a Page-turner,” local author Jordan Rosenfeld will host a month-long series of workshops at the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center. Rosenfeld—who has authored three novels and six writing manuals—enjoys bringing out...

The Hollister-Gilroy office of the California highway Patrol will conduct a DUI and driver license checkpoint on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2019, within an unincorporated area of south Santa Clara County.

In the first week of March, Gilroy Mayor Roland Velasco laid out his vision for the city in his state of the city address. He gave his speech twice, the first time on March 7 at an event sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce...

Sitting in the office of Rosso’s Furniture, Evelia Morales Rosso is surrounded by photos of her family and friends, a poster from her famous ad campaign wear she dons boxing gloves promising to “beat out” competitors and a campaign sign for newly elected Assemblymember,...

Revitalizing downtown Gilroy along Monterey Street was a plank in every council candidate’s platform in 2018. While progress in attracting new businesses to vacant buildings that line Monterey Street has been slow, the council this month took another step it believes will make downtown a...

Performance Food Group’s new food processing plant and distribution center in Gilroy may not be in operation yet, but that hasn’t stopped the company from reaching out to Gilroy, Morgan Hill and Hollister and beyond to find new workers for its expanded Central Coast...

Ken Christopher, executive vice president of Christopher Ranch, last month presented Gilroy High School principal March Sanchz with a $15,000 check to cover student account balances for food services. This followed a similar gift, for $5,000 that the local garlic producer gave to Christopher High...

Tensions between Santa Clara County and a local nurses union hit a flash point March 11, when the union called a one-day strike at two county hospitals, in San Jose and Gilroy, beginning Tuesday morning, March 12. Picket lines were to be set up at...

The faraway looks and soggy eyes said it all—this one hurt the deepest. On the cusp of advancing to the State Final Eight for the first time in program history, the Gavilan College men’s basketball team lost to Santa Rosa 68-66 in a California...

Starting Sunday, March 17, the Gilroy Library will be open Sundays from 1 to 5pm. Santa Clara County Library District is fulfilling a multi-year goal to open all of its libraries seven days a week with the addition of four new service hours at both...