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An eighth-cent sales tax increase would make Santa Clara County a more expensive place to shop if voters OK a proposed tax hike on the Nov. 6 ballot. But it’s also the only way the county would get funds directly from local sales tax revenue, which currently goes straight to state coffers.

Police are looking for two suspects who robbed the Ramada Inn at gunpoint and fled in a red vehicle believed to be a Honda, authorities said.

Community members continued to rally around the Carroll family after the arrest of suspect David Quiroz Saturday who was arrested on murder charges in the disappearance of Heather Carroll, 25. An impromptu vigil was held at Dunne Park on Saturday and local residents have a fundraiser planned for Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Target parking lot on Airline Highway. The Wednesday event includes a bake sale and gift basket fundraiser that will benefit the Carroll family.

The suspect in the homicide of 25-year-old Hollister woman Heather Carroll been convicted on three drunken driving-related charges in San Benito County and served time for other cases of driving without a license, but does not appear to have a local history of convictions for violent offenses, according to court records.

“Dear Red Phone, I noticed the city put in new street lights at Condit Road and East Main Avenue and it looks like they paved a path nearby as well. It’s nice, but who paid for that and where does it go?”

Sobrato High took the long trip to San Francisco to challenge Blossom Valley Athletic League West Valley Division opponent University High School on Monday.

Investigators believe David J. Quiroz killed Heather Alaina Carroll, a 25-year-old mother and wife, in the same residence where a standoff ensued Friday night in southeast Hollister.

A deal is completed pitting WBC interim welterweight titleholder Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero against former WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto on Nov. 24 at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Guerrero’s co-manager Luis DeCubas Jr. told the Dispatch on Monday.

The Wildlife Education & Rehabilitation Center’s 17th annual BBQ-Auction Fundraiser will be held Saturday, October 20 from noon-3:00 PM (lunch served 1:00-2:00) at the Morgan Hill Buddhist Community Center (indoors), 6450 Murphy Ave., Morgan Hill.