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Roughly 350 students crossed the stage on the afternoon of June 5 as Ann Sobrato High School held its Class of 2026 commencement ceremony on the school's football field, capping a senior year that saw the school earn one of California's highest academic honors. The...

Santa Clara County voters should reject Measure A, which would raise the sales tax rate to a staggering 10% for most residents. This would cost families hundreds or even thousands of dollars per year. Measure A is misleading, regressive and financially irresponsible. We shouldn’t reward...

After struggling through a one-win season last year, the Gavilan College women’s volleyball team is back on track.  Entering the week, the Rams were 5-3, having won four of their last five matches. They’re doing it with a similar formula and a familiar face in...

The Gavilan College Educational Foundation has appointed two new members to its board of directors. Longtime community leaders Manny Bhandal and Evelia Morales Rosso will serve on the nonprofit board for the next three years starting on July 1.  “On behalf of the Gavilan College...

Roberto Talamantes was hanging out Sunday afternoon inside his home on Crews Road when all of a sudden his sister came bursting in, yelling that there was a fire just down the way. The 17-year-old Gilroy resident ran across the street to go check on...

Gavilan College held its annual Ram-O-Rama event recently and welcomed 650 high school seniors and 40 chaperones from surrounding areas on campus for days filled with guided tours intended to promote access to and enrollment in college.   Held over three days, Ram-O-Rama brought seniors from...

Controlled detonation Police and sheriff’s deputies detonated a relic military ordnance east of Holiday Lake Estates April 14, authorities said. A resident of the area called police to report he had a cannonball that a friend had given him several years ago. The recipient of...

Assessor releases annual report Santa Clara County Tax Assessor Larry Stone’s office on Dec. 13 published the 2021-22 Assessor’s Annual Report, which summarizes important assessment information for policy makers, finance directors, real estate people, the business community and property owners, says a press release.  “The Annual...

When Keira Lebovitz learned she had won the Level 9, Junior 4 Western Championships last month in Coralville, Iowa, she was shocked but also knew she had sacrificed her time and body to put herself in that position.  “I’ve been working hard the whole year,...

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new stay-at-home order Thursday that will be targeted at regions of the state with diminished intensive care unit capacity as the state attempts to slow its surge of new Covid-19 cases.