Nomination period opens for November election
The nomination period for the Nov. 3 election in Santa Clara County opened July 13.
The period can be extended to Aug. 12 for contests in which an eligible incumbent officeholder does not file.
Local offices up for election in November are the Morgan Hill City...
Covid-19 pop-up testing site in Gilroy extended
Santa Clara County’s pop-up Covid-19 testing site in Gilroy will continue July 14-18.
The site, located at the South County Annex (formerly Antonio Del Buono Elementary), 9300 Wren Ave., first opened July 7.
It provides Covid-19 viral detection tests free of charge without an appointment, symptoms,...
Report: County could see more than 2K daily Covid-19 cases by August
New projections released by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia PolicyLab show that Santa Clara County could report more than 2,000 daily cases of COVID-19 by August.
SBA lists Morgan Hill loan recipients
More than 150 companies in Morgan Hill have collectively received millions of dollars worth of loans through the Small Business Administration since the Covid-19 pandemic began.
County issues industry-specific reopening rules
Starting July 13, nail salons, barber shops and gyms are among the businesses permitted to open in Morgan Hill if they have implemented an approved social distancing plan.
Guest view: Deal lets Bay Area counties off the hook
Charitably, officials in five wealthy Bay Area counties erroneously—but in good faith—miscalculated how local property taxes were divvied up among local governments and schools. A more jaundiced view is that five county auditors disregarded state law and state Department of Finance guidelines and grabbed hundreds of millions of dollars in “excess ERAF” funds that were supposed to go to schools.
Memorial to mark one year since festival shooting
The 2020 Gilroy Garlic Festival was supposed to be an opportunity for the community to reflect on the tragic end of the 2019 festival, while being reminded of the light-hearted fun of the event’s four-decade history.
But the Covid-19 public health emergency forced festival organizers...
Transient arrested on suspicion of rape in Gilroy
Police arrested a 32-year-old man after he allegedly kidnapped, beat and raped a woman under a bridge in Gilroy Tuesday night.
Teams, coaches hopeful for fall
As if high school football coaches weren’t busy enough, another layer was added to their duties when the coronavirus pandemic hit.
Firefighters make headway on Crews Fire
Firefighters made significant progress on the Crews Fire that is burning north of Gilroy, CalFire officials reported July 8.
The Crews Fire in Gilroy had burned about 5,400 acres of vegetation—as well as one home—and was 60 percent contained as of July 8, according to...