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Schoolchildren pictured here on the playground at Glenview Elementary School in Gilroy—and at schools and offices in California and worldwide—“dropped, covered and held on” for at least 60 seconds last week as if there were a real earthquake. The drill occurred at 10:18am Oct. 18,...

The Gilroy Chamber of Commerce will honor four distinguished Gilroyans on Oct. 27 in ceremonies and a luncheon at Old City Hall restaurant. The 11:30am-1:30pm event will recognize extraordinary contributions of veteran lawman Al Gagliardi, water district manager and local historian Jack Sturla, decorated veteran...

Gilroy Police are warning residents to be on the lookout for an adult male who exposed himself to a teenager just outside Gilroy High School Tuesday morning. At 7:18am Oct. 23, a female student was approached by the man, who was in black sedan, according...

Morgan Hill Unified School District’s Debra Chappell and Gilroy Unified School District’s Rachael Cornaggia are among 36 top teachers who were honored “for their excellence in the classroom, commitment to professional development and dedication to students, school and community,” in recognition ceremonies Oct. 22...

Santa Clara County's $235 million bid to buy St. Louise and O'Connor hospitals, if accepted, will not negatively affect services offered at the hospitals, pledged County Executive Jeff Smith in an interview this week. That's the good news for patients. For employees, uncertainty surrounds collective...

Santa Clara County’s Department of Tax and Collections Department has mailed out the 2018-19 property tax bills to all property owners and  tax payments are due Nov. 1, according to an Oct. 16 press release. The California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 2610.5 does not...

With only a few weeks until Election Day Nov. 6, the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters’ Office is facing a critical shortage of volunteers to serve at the 849 polling places throughout the county, according to an Oct. 15 announcement. Over 1,000 Election Officers...

With nearly 438,000 children living in Santa Clara County, it is important elected officials and voters understand how funding and policy decisions impact children’s lives, according to an Oct. 11 announcement from the County Office of Education. In partnership with the Local Early Education Planning...

Feet, don't fail those fish now. Herman Garcia, the founder and primary driver of CHEER, Coast Habitat Education and Environmental Reform, set off Oct. 13 on a solitary journey of over 150 miles—from Gilroy, on foot, all the way to the State Capitol in Sacramento—to...

Santa Clara County's $235 million bid to buy St. Louise and O'Connor hospitals, if accepted, will not negatively affect services offered at the hospitals, pledged County Executive Jeff Smith in an interview this week. That's the good news for patients. For employees, uncertainty surrounds collective...