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You need a buyer if you want to sell your home.  Among the many marketing techniques real estate agents have available, open house events remain one of the most used.  Maximizing exposure to as many buyers as possible can be especially helpful if there are restrictions limiting when your home is available to be seen.

San Benito High School District will soon see a major change in leadership.

The Gilroy Police Department responded to a variety of crimes this week, including first-degree burglary, vehicle theft, selling stolen property and possession of a hand grenade. The arrests were recorded in the GPD blotter Feb. 26 through Mar. 5.

George Bravo, who served in the Marine Corps for four years including the Somalia conflict from 1992 to 1993, was on his third marriage when he met Macy, the black lab and shepherd mix that saved his life.

The company that owns a tanker truck that spilled more than 1,000 gallons of gasoline onto U.S. 101 last week has already shelled out $27,000 in cleanup costs and expects the total bill for the accident to continue growing.

I am willing to bet that most people have a fence somewhere on their property. Perhaps their yard, like mine, is surrounded by a fence. Sometimes fences are needed to contain pets or livestock, and sometimes they are constructed to exclude unwanted animals, such as deer. Some fences provide security for the occupants. All of these are valid reasons for constructing a fence, but whatever the reason, a fence will likely have an effect on wildlife.

The first words of Gilroy High School’s “Oklahoma!” musical aren’t spoken – they’re sung as lead Curly McLain belts out “Oh What A Beautiful Mornin’” as he tries to catch the attention of farm girl Laurey Williams.

In 21 years as a prosecutor in the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, Stuart Scott has convicted all kinds of offenders – from traffic scofflaws to brutal murderers – but his current post convicting child molesters, rapists and other sex offenders has its own rewards.

City Council voted to form a committee to look for an in-house attorney Feb. 24 – a sea change from its position since the early 1990s of using the City’s contracted legal firm, San Jose-based Berliner Cohen.

Michael McVey never had a chance to say goodbye to his beloved dog after a pair of thieves stole his car and ditched it in San Jose, while his female Akita, named Keiko, was waiting in the back seat. They left the animal to die, leaving her inside McVey’s Nissan Pathfinder for four days before authorities located the vehicle and found Keiko dead.