Meals For Heroes program grows
Cecily Murray may live in Mountain View, but her heart remains firmly entrenched in South Valley. How else to explain her efforts to pay it forward with the Meals for Heroes program? On Jan. 3, Murray took it upon herself to deliver dozens of...
Students praise “Every 15 minutes”
Losing friends to drunk driving, real or imagined, hits home
Prado Foundation completes 8th annual toy drive
Local volunteers, public officials and community members—some dressed as Santa Claus and his helpers—joined the local Edward Boss Prado Foundation Dec. 17 in distributing Christmas presents to less fortunate children in South County. The event at the home of Prado Foundation Executive Director Cecelia...
San Martin man sentenced to 33 years for violent ‘crime spree’
A San Martin man was sentenced this week to more than 33 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of a slew of violent crimes—some involving firearms—dating back to 2018.
The most recent charges against the defendant, Alfonso Castillo Navarro, 37, are related...
Pride & Progress: Bonds help modernize school district
Casino Fajardo, 37, is the Director of Construction and Modernization for Morgan Hill Unified School District, heading up the $198 million Measure G capital improvements projects throughout the district. He currently resides in South San Jose (close to Martin Murphy Middle School). He attended Nordstrom Elementary School and Britton Middle School, and graduated from Live Oak High School. He has two young children: CJ, who is currently a kindergartener in MHUSD, and Benji, who will start pre-school in the area shortly.
Badillo, Arnett receive CCSA Advocates’ endorsements
Morgan Hill Unified School District incumbent candidates Rick Badillo and Tom Arnett received endorsements in the November 2016 election from the California Charter School Association Advocates, which announced its support to those running for offices in various races throughout the state.
Spade & Plow brings new life to South Valley ranch
Two multi-generational farming families recently formed a partnership on land in Gilroy that aims to preserve agriculture for the long haul in Santa Clara Valley—which is becoming increasingly difficult to do—and bring more fresh, locally grown and organic produce directly to households, restaurants and...
Jewelry store owner suspected in Gilroy homicide
The owner of a Gilroy jewelry store shot and killed a man he knew inside the business on June 24, according to new information released by the Gilroy Police Department.
According to police, at about 1pm, officers responded to Littlejohn’s Fine Jewelry on the 8200...













