‘Warrior Class’: A glance at politics today
Playwright Kenneth Linn takes us on a journey behind the scenes of the bumpy road of politics. It probably tells us what we already know, but “Warrior Class” gives us a clear picture.
Entering the Yellen years
Janet Yellen - currently the vice chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve - has been nominated to succeed Ben Bernanke at the helm of the world's most important central bank. A former UC Berkeley and London School of Economics professor and San Francisco Fed president, Yellen is a globally admired economist with many fans on Wall Street. The way it looks now, in January she will become the most powerful woman in the world.
We must preserve Coyote Valley
The South County is growing by leaps and bounds. Many residents commute to jobs in San Jose and parts north. Why not build new homes and businesses in the Coyote Valley, that empty stretch of U.S. 101 between here and there?
School marks 50 years
Morgan Hill is a very different place today than it was 50 years ago. Then it was a farming community with a population of some 4,000 residents. The sick were treated in 50-bed Wheeler Hospital in Gilroy; north-south traffic passed directly through downtown on Monterey Highway; the largest employers were a signal flare maker, a travel trailer builder and animal feed processors.
Gilroy’s Jeff Garcia looks to find his calling, settle into life after football
Though his playing days may be behind him, that doesn’t mean that Jeff Garcia is just sitting around — quite the opposite actually.
Cupertino Fruit Fly infestation triggers eradication program
An Oriental Fruit Fly eradication program will commence Oct. 25 due to an infestation discovered in Cupertino, according to a press release from the Santa Clara County Public Affairs Office.
