Business

The Peninsula Open Space Trust purchased 2,284 acres of ranchland in southern Santa Clara County for $23 million, the organization announced Jan. 29. The acquisition brings POST’s total holdings at the former Sargent Ranch property to 6,114 acres and preserves sacred native land that...

BookSmart Community Advantage has announced the winners of its 2025 Gift of Reading Essay Contest, an annual event that launches the organization’s Gift of Reading program aimed at promoting literacy and access to books for local students. Students were asked to respond to the prompt:...

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is accepting applications for scholarships that are available for college-bound high schoolers as well as current college and continuing education students with a primary residence in PG&E’s service area in Northern and Central California, says a press release...

After more than three years of dedicated planning, listening and partnership, Santa Clara Family Health Plan has opened the South County Community Resource Center at 150 Leavesley Road in Gilroy.  This marks the second CRC opened by the local health plan, as it also operates...

City of Morgan Hill authorities closed down a local smoke shop last week that had allegedly been operating illegally.  About 1:30pm Jan. 23, Morgan Hill Police were joined by the fire department as well as the city’s code compliance and building officials in conducting a...

The criminal case against Christina Johnson, the former operator of a daycare in Gilroy, was dismissed in Santa Clara County Superior Court on Jan. 29.  Felony charges against Johnson related to a Gilroy Police investigation dating back to 2024 were dismissed due to insufficient evidence,...

The Santa Clara County Fairgrounds Management Corporation (SCCFMC) announced this week that starting this year, the Santa Clara County Fair will move to the third week of August as part of a long-term strategy to secure essential vendors and ensure the fair’s continued success,...

Santa Clara County Sheriff Bob Jonsen announced he will seek re-election to a second term. In a characteristically low-key announcement on his LinkedIn last week, the 63-year-old former Los Angeles County deputy sheriff and Palo Alto police chief said of his re-election campaign: “This next...

Hundreds of students and families packed the Live Oak High School gymnasium Jan. 24 for the third annual Explore STEAM Fair, a free event designed to make science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics accessible to children of all ages and backgrounds. The fair drew about...

Lisa Pesta, a Morgan Hill resident for more than 35 years and President and CEO of Meriwest Credit Union, embodies the South Bay’s spirit of growth and empowerment.  As a Bay Area native who has raised her family in the region’s rolling hills and bustling...