Sobrato girls volleyball team ready to defend league title
Despite graduating nine seniors off last year’s team, the Sobrato High girls volleyball squad isn’t ramping down expectations. The Bulldogs fully expect to be in contention to defend the Blossom Valley League Santa Teresa Division championship they won in the Covid spring season.
That’s because...
County approves affordable housing in Morgan Hill
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Aug. 31 approved a new 73-unit affordable housing project in Morgan Hill that will include homes for agricultural workers.
The project, known as Royal Oak Village, will bring more living options to some of South County’s most underserved,...
Live Oak’s ‘X’ factor propels Acorns to victory
From the moment Xavier Catano put on a Live Oak High uniform, he’s been a difference-maker. In the season-opener against visiting Gilroy High on Aug. 27, the junior standout had a career-best performance in the Acorns’ 41-26 win.
Catano scored three touchdowns—including a 70-yard TD...
Police locate signal jamming device in Morgan Hill
An electronic signal-jamming device was located at a residence in Morgan Hill and disabled, following notification from Santa Clara County's emergency communications department that the device was “disrupting, impeding and interfering with the transmission of communications over the Santa Clara County public safety radio...
Limelight theater returns to action with ‘Ripcord’
When the actors of Limelight last stepped on the downtown Gilroy stage, it was for one of the final rehearsals for “Tigers Be Still,” which was set to be the theater company’s first show under the direction of South Valley Civic Theatre.
But just days...
Supervisors to consider no-confidence vote on sheriff
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors will consider a resolution declaring no confidence in County Sheriff Laurie Smith at its next meeting Tuesday.
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo called for Smith's resignation Aug. 16 over allegations of poor jail management, lack of transparency and...
Air quality advisories in effect for Friday, Saturday
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is issuing air quality advisories for Friday and Saturday because of wildfire smoke but says the pollution levels are not expected to exceed federal health standards and prompt a Spare the Air alert.
Smoke from wildfires across California...
Local Scene: Real estate market cools; Vine to Wine event Sept. 12
Scorching real estate market beginning to slow
The red-hot real estate market is beginning to show signs of cooling, but officials say it is too early to say if this will be the new trend.
According to recently released data by MLSListings, single-family home inventory in...
Man dies outside Morgan Hill business
An elderly man died of an unknown cause in front of a Morgan Hill business Aug. 24, according to police.
Shortly after 12pm, Morgan Hill Police responded to a call reporting a person down just outside a restaurant located in a shopping center at 17020...
Positive tests confirm West Nile virus in mosquitoes
County officials confirmed West Nile virus in mosquitoes found in parts of Gilroy.
The positive tests were found in adult mosquitoes collected from portions of the 95020 ZIP code area that includes part of Gilroy, according to the County of Santa Clara Vector Control District.
As...
