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The new Santa Clara County Health System that began operation this month offers new stability for healthcare services, especially for thousands of Medicare, Medi-Cal, uninsured and South County residents—but it also has a price tag for all county taxpayers. The addition of O’Connor Hospital in...

There was a stretch in last Saturday’s home playoff game when Gavilan College men’s basketball coach Dallas Jensen thought, ‘This can’t be it? This can’t be it?’ The No. 3 seed Rams were getting thoroughly outplayed by No. 14 seed American River in a...

Gov. Gavin Newsom late on Tuesday, March 5 signed into law Senate Bill 126, which ensures that all corporate charter schools are held to the same transparency and accountability standards as neighborhood public schools. During the debate on the Senate bill and several still-pending Assembly...

For as long as she can remember, Alessandra Echauri has had a goal to play college soccer. The Christopher High senior realized a dream when she recently signed her letter of intent to play at University of the Redlands.  “Whether it was D-1, D-2, or...

For the Pacific Point boys basketball team, its Central Coast Section playoff matchup with Oakwood on Feb. 15 was more than just another game—it was about the players competing for something greater than the names on the back of their jerseys. They were playing...

The Santa Clara County Library District will host a ground-breaking program at the Gilroy Library that helps parents steer their teenagers away from truancy, delinquency and worse. Up to 30 local parents are invited to take part in The Parent Project, a 12-week class...

Dr. TJ Owens Early College Academy was among 162 middle and high schools recognized as a 2019 California Distinguished School by the State Dept. of Education, according to a Feb. 25 announcement. The program recognizes outstanding education programs and practices. Schools are awarded for achieving...

A vote by the city council on the deletion of a few lines of city code this week became a new aspect of the Steven Juarez case. The vote had no direct connection to the case, but the council action had the effect of...

The announcement by President Donald Trump that he is delaying his plan to raise tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods March 1 was bad news for Gilroy garlic giant Christopher Ranch. The 10 percent tariff imposed on some foreign agricultural imports, including garlic,...

Performance Food Group is putting the finishing touches on its new food distribution plant on South Monterey Road in Gilroy and is hiring workers for the new facility. Performance, one of the nation’s largest prepared food distribution companies, is holding a hiring fair on Thursday,...