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In two separate Santa Clara County workers’ compensation insurance fraud cases, a child therapist and San Jose father and son business owners will face serious sentences for committing felony fraud, according to authorities.  Mark Anthony Ramos, 50, of Escondido, owner of Stars Bay Area Therapy...

Today is Election Day. Polls are open 7am to 8 pm. If you have not already voted by mail or at one of the voting centers last weekend, you can vote today. If you have filled out a mailed ballot, it must be postmarked today or...

The stage is set: one hotel suite, four tenors, two wives, three girlfriends and a soccer stadium filled with screaming fans. What could possibly go wrong?  It’s 1930s Paris, and opera producer Henry Saunders (Jason Harris) is planning the concert of the century—as long as...

The median income for residents in the neighborhood cluster of Gilroy, Morgan Hill and South San Jose is slightly above the state average, according to A Portrait of California 2021-2022: Human Development and Housing Justice, a report released Nov. 10 by Measure of America. This...

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office launched a public data dashboard last week to support what they said will promote “transparency, accountability, and community engagement” within the criminal justice system.    The DA’s office intends to update data regularly on victim and defendant race and...

Santa Clara County residents are encouraged to serve on the 2023 Civil Grand Jury, according to an announcement from Superior Court Presiding Judge Theodore C. Zayner.  The jury serves as the county's civil watchdog agency and may examine all aspects of county and city government,...

Cops & Robbers Ball supports public safety The Community Law Enforcement Foundation (CLEF) of Morgan Hill will hold its annual Cops & Robbers Ball on Sept. 21 at Guglielmo Winery.  The event includes silent and live auctions, dinner, music and dancing, according to CLEF’s website. CLEF...

The Morgan Hill Unified School District (MHUSD) has hired two new assistant superintendents: Kolvira Chheng, who will oversee Business Services, and Diana Tavares, who will oversee Human Resources. Both will start work on Sept. 1. MHUSD Superintendent Dr. Carmen García commented, “I am exceedingly pleased...

The Santa Clara County Human Rights Commission last week voted to help the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band protect its sacred ancestral lands—known as Juristac—from being developed into a sand and gravel quarry. The 15-seat commission at the Nov. 4 meeting unanimously voted to send the...

Hello, I’m John and I want to take you on a journey with me. Like you, I yell at the TV when my team is losing, hide wet eyes when a story turns sad, laugh when I shouldn’t, eat what I shouldn’t, and hate...