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Housing costs and inflation are the top concerns for California's 9 million Latino registered voters, according to a report issued Sept. 10 by the Latino Community Foundation, a national nonprofit dedicated to Latino voter engagement.  Although some blame political candidates for high costs, most blame...

The world watched the 2024 Olympics in Paris this past summer. A Sobrato alum, Jarod Hatch, swam there in the 100 butterfly.  Hatch was a star swimmer as a Bulldog, then moved on to Cal where he swam and graduated with a Business degree. Hatch...

South County continues to be a place of fulfillment of the American Dream: people whose families came from all corners of the world, to live free of oppression. Freedom to express our own faith, or to choose to have no faith, while living respectfully...

Retired healthcare professional Dorothy Cardenas is enjoying an updated, remodeled look to her west Gilroy home after two Santa Clara Valley nonprofits teamed up to donate their time and materials for a project on Sept. 10.  Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley and the Sharks Foundation partnered...

I’m writing to share with the community why I believe those of us in Morgan Hill Unified School District Trustee Area 7 should vote for Tom Pocus.  Since earlier this year, many of us parents have been deeply involved with the school board and district,...

Gilroy Police are investigating two separate shootings that occurred earlier this week, one of which resulted in an injury. At 9:22pm Sept. 9, officers arrived near the intersection of First and Hanna streets on a report of a fight and possible gunshots. A man related...

Gavilan College officials were joined by local and regional representatives, as well as members of the South Valley community, for a groundbreaking ceremony Sept. 10 for the college’s new library in Gilroy. The new library and student resource center is expected to be completed by...

Rich Firato—known as Morgan Hill’s pirate and a devoted father, husband, friend and business owner—died unexpectedly of natural causes on Aug. 22 at age 64.  In a testament to his giving, welcoming nature and a naturally magnetic personality, hundreds of people—including many who traveled long...

Morgan Hill publisher and writer Martin Cheek died this week at the age of 57, according to his business partner, Robert Airoldi. Cheek co-founded the bi-weekly community publication Morgan Hill Life in early 2013 and published it for more than 11 years. Prior to that, he...

As a resident of Morgan Hill and a neighbor of St. Catherine Church, I respect the church’s mission and its right to express its beliefs. However, I have concerns about the recently approved proposal (SR2024-0014) to erect a 23 foot tall cross at the...