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January 29, 2026

Just for the Favre of it

Jeff Garcia made his fourth career Pro Bowl appearance last

Bullet for the bullet train and arts center quagmire

Shoot the bullet train. Period. End of story. Conceptually, a wonderful idea. That’s what the voters bought – the vision and the promise, a train speeding from San Francisco to Los Angeles with few stops and no airline hassles. The reality is a financial sink hole with a train stuck in the mud. The Gilroy City Council should have stuck to its guns and stayed on the no-confidence vote track. They should backtrack and quit spending time on a project that will be forever frozen in time.

Workin’ at the car wash

Working at the car wash

Food Network ruins Thanksgiving

Dear Food Network,

Pastor-style grilled pork tacos? Yes, please

Tacos. Everyone has a favorite style of taco, perhaps two or three. Some enjoy a simple crunchy-shelled fast food style. Others enjoy something traditional with a few ingredients. A few enjoy tacos with a little fusion of another culture’s culinary influence. One of my favorites - of which there are many - is a specific taqueria or street-style taco. It is the featured recipe this week, and with a little adaptation from how it is commonly made, is quite easy to replicate at home.

GETTING OUT: A surprise along Mount Hamilton Road

It is always a sweet surprise to drop into Halls Valley, the

Drought endangers sinking groundwater levels

One of the most difficult things about a drought is that we don’t know when it will end. Our stormy December was followed by a bone dry January. We had some rain in February, but no one knows what the rest of the winter will bring.

Best seat in the house

You've arrived early to the event to get a good seat. But, ergonomically, do you know what constitutes a good seat?

October mega-baptism should keep vampires at bay

Halloween season is upon us and timing is, as they say, everything. Gracie and Emily, my 5- and 3-year-old granddaughters, are all over the holiday. The spookier, the better. Grandson Charlie, age 2 1/2 years, not so much.

The onside kick seen around the world that means the most in New Orleans

There is always one play that is talked about the next day, the

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