Students, Teachers Head Back to Class on Monday Morning
Parents, teachers and students have mixed feelings about the new
Council to vote on two-year budget tonight
City staff’s recommended budget proposes about $2.3 million in service cuts for the fiscal year 2020-21, and about $2.4 million for 2021-22.
2020 Ren Faire canceled
The Northern California Renaissance Faire will not take place this summer due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the event’s general manager said in a July 1 press release.
Ostrich Farm joins variety of regional Halloween events
Gilroy Ostrich Farm’s Halloween Spooktacular is back, and more animals are heading to their new home soon.
Farm Manager Tiffany Lorenzo said the farm will soon welcome peacocks, donkeys, turkeys and more who will join the current residents that include goats, alpacas, rabbits, chickens and…dinosaurs?
The...
Live Oak boys basketball team rallies for win over Sobrato
For the entire first half, Live Oak boys basketball coach Randy Bartholomew had a look of frustration as he watched his players make errant passes and take ill-advised shots. Part of the problem was Sobrato’s height and length, which makes daylight a little harder...
Gilroy charter school head targeted by a school founder
GILROY—A founder and former board member of the respected Navigator charter schools in Gilroy and Hollister has called for removal of its director if allegations of mismanagement, nepotism and skirting state law are true.
Live Oak football team ready to defend league title
Excellent talent at the skill positions but question marks on the offensive line. That’s the best way to sum up the state of the Live Oak High football team as it enters the season-opener against Gilroy on Aug. 27.
“Seeing what our offensive line does,...
Gilroy man dies in collision on Highway 152
A 57-year-old Gilroy man died in a two-vehicle traffic collision on Highway 152 early in the morning Jan. 23, according to authorities.
Election: Teachers union, labor council pump funds into local campaigns
The two teachers’ union choices for school board spots got boosts to their campaign finance accounts as challenger candidates Angelica Diaz (Trustee Area 5) and Albert Beltran Jr. (Trustee Area 6) received monetary contributions from the California Federation of Teachers, its local members and other education-based sources.
Local Scene: Composting workshop April 15
Learn to compost April 15
The City of Morgan Hill’s Environmental Services office will host a free compost workshop 10am-12pm April 15 in the Poppy Jasper Room of the Community & Cultural Center, 17000 Monterey Road.
The two-hour workshop will be led by a Santa Clara...

















