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As the leaves begin to turn and neighborhoods across Santa Clara County welcome a much-needed October breeze, I am honored to be rolling out a picnic blanket for our entire community!  I hope you, your friends, families and neighbors from across the 15th Senate District...

The Live Oak volleyball team, infused with spirit and energy, is testing itself in early season matches before heading into league play.  The Acorns are young, with seven freshmen or sophomores on a 16-person roster. Coach Jens Wagner is mixing and matching lineups to find...

In the autumn of 2018, eleven people were brutally massacred during Shabbat services at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, shattering our collective sense of safety. The trauma reverberated far beyond Pennsylvania, reaching directly into the Jewish souls of Morgan Hill, Gilroy and...

The Valley Water Board of Directors appointed Aaron Baker as the agency’s next chief executive officer. Baker, a licensed professional engineer, will begin his new post as of Jan. 4, 2027, Valley Water officials said. His annual salary will be $506,789.03.  The newly appointed CEO currently...

After two years of struggles, the Gavilan Rams’ men's soccer team has turned things around. Coach Ivan Bastida’s Rams are off to a 3-0-1 start and the defense is shining. Gavilan opened the season on Aug. 28 down south at Antelope Valley. In a feisty...

Residents in Morgan Hill and Gilroy will have opportunities this month to sell, donate, repair and recycle unwanted items as the cities host the 24th annual Second Chance Week. The annual event, scheduled for Sept. 12-20, encourages South County residents to put used goods back...

No one wants a data center in their backyard. Data centers consume a massive amount of electricity and water, they are loud, and, if you would absolutely never buy a home situated under high-power lines, you would just love living next to a data...

Gilroy and Morgan Hill Unified School Districts have joined a countywide wave of school boards formally opposing a proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility near Gilroy, with local leaders saying the fight extends far beyond district lines. GUSD was the first school district...

This week (Free Lance, Sept. 4 edition) Joe Heller’s opinion page cartoon seems vacant as it depicts a multi-labeled coat simply identified as “Dolly” hung on a hollow space. However that emptiness immediately filled with visions of radiant smiles, pompadour blonde hair rhythmically motioned...

Gavilan College is working toward launching men’s and women’s wrestling programs, with the goal of beginning competition in 2027. Fundraising efforts have already been put into motion by the nonprofit Gavilan College Foundation.  A statement from Gavilan College noted that wrestling has deep roots throughout...