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Live Oak HS Football (0-4 overall) Recent results: Lost 35-6 at Los Gatos; lost 35-0 at Menlo-Atherton Upcoming games: 7:15pm Sept. 26 at Lincoln NOTES: Anthony Garcia leads the Acorns defense in tackles. Sobrato HS Football (3-0 overall) Recent results: Won 20-14 at Live Oak; won 7-6 at North...

In just a few weeks, hundreds of millions of people worldwide—including thousands here in Morgan Hill and Gilroy—will gather to celebrate Easter. Even if you’ve never attended a church service, you’re likely familiar with Easter traditions, like egg hunts with kids.  But why do Christians...

The selection of a Bay Area native as presidential nominee of one of the major parties bears watching here in the bear flag state. If successful, she would not only be America’s first female president and the first one of South Asian heritage—she would...

With sincere gratitude, I reflect on the truly historic “topping off” ceremony that took place on Jan. 17, 2024. The significance of this day marked a symbolic milestone in the construction of Gavilan College’s San Benito campus, as the last steel beam was placed....

The Jewish High Holidays begin at sundown Wednesday, Oct. 2, with the onset of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. It continues until sundown Oct. 12, with the conclusion of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement.  While we value all of our senses, we have...

Despite statewide efforts, California is still struggling to support the personal and educational needs of its students, according to the 2024 California Children’s Report Card conducted by the organization Children Now, which “grades the State on its ability to support better outcomes for kids”...

During Jerry Brown’s first stint as governor of California, he became enmeshed in a very complicated dispute over how the state should tax the incomes of multinational corporations. More than four decades later, the issue has resurfaced in a corporate tax case involving Microsoft, one...

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District on June 17 announced a new subscription service that can notify residents via text and email of incidents impacting county-level and regional air quality. Residents can sign up for air quality incident notifications on the district's website, at...

Live Oak HS Football (3-6 overall, 3-2 BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division) Recent results: Lost 35-21 vs. Branham Upcoming games: 7:15pm Nov. 8 vs. Christopher NOTES: Against Branham, Isaac Watson caught four passes from Adrian Leal and two were for touchdowns. Gage Jones rushed 14 times for 71...

Morgan Hill’s two new city council members and city treasurer, as well as the re-elected mayor, will be sworn in at an inauguration ceremony at 6pm Dec. 11 at council chambers at 17555 Peak Ave.  Sworn in will be Mayor Mark Turner, Council member-elect Miriam...