Low interest rates drive continued growth in housing market
The booming real estate market during the pandemic is creating an issue as the fall season gets underway: low inventory.
Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors, said scarce inventory has been problematic for the past few years, but has worsened in...
Guest view: Prop 16: A new fight over affirmative action
Fundamentally, Proposition 16 is the latest skirmish in a decades-long conflict over the meaning of two words—affirmative action.
Gilroy Ostrich Farm, local businesses get into the Halloween spirit
If the socially distant trick-or-treat bags that are popping up in stores are any indication, Halloween is going to be different this year.
While the ongoing health emergency has hindered many of the traditional activities, families who want to celebrate the spooky season in 2020...
Plasma shortage intensified by Covid-19
As the SCU Lightning Complex Fire raged and the evacuation warnings approached her Morgan Hill home, Deborah Vick and her family didn’t gather the usual items such as credit cards and other important documents.
Weeklys family of newspapers purchases Press-Banner
Santa Cruz’s Good Times weekly has purchased the Press-Banner from Tank Town Media just as the Santa Cruz Mountains newspaper prepares to celebrate its 60th year of publishing.
Conservationists buy Tilton Ranch
Conservationists and open space proponents this week completed the purchase of the Tilton Ranch in Morgan Hill, bolstering a continuous linkage of protected land throughout the South Bay that allows wildlife to live in peace and safely cross between mountain ranges on both sides of Santa Clara Valley.
Indoor business could reopen soon
Santa Clara County Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody on Monday issued a revised “risk reduction order” that will go into effect when state officials permit the county to open up more business and public gathering spaces.
Police blotter: High-speed chase, burglaries
Someone stole a trailer from Specialized Bicycle Components.
2020 county assessment roll culminates decade of growth
Santa Clara County’s just-released assessment roll likely marks the apex of a continuous decade of prosperity—the longest economic boom in history.
Newsom vetoes Anderson Dam bill
Valley Water this week began draining Anderson Reservoir in preparation for a seismic retrofit of the body’s dam in east Morgan Hill, but Gov. Gavin Newsom also vetoed a state assembly bill that would have expedited the project that the water district has been planning for more than 10 years.

















