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The High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors voted to approve the preferred route for the state’s controversial bullet train at a Sept. 17 meeting. High-speed rail, if funded, will pass through downtown Morgan Hill with a stop in Gilroy before tunneling through Pacheco Pass. The...

Volunteer artists of all ages joined forces Sept. 21 in San Juan Bautista for Project Art SJB, creating a giant and colorful street art mandala on Polk Street at the annual Autumn Equinox Art & Ag fair. The big block party between Third and...

Gilroy has not been forgotten. That's been evident by the continued support from the various Bay Area professional sports teams. Three weeks after the San Jose Sharks made an appearance in Gilroy to raise funds for the Gilroy Foundation—they raised $42,000 in fact—to help...

Opponents vowed to fight the county supervisors’ unanimous approval Sept. 24 of zoning changes at four Highway 101 interchanges. The four commercial “nodes,” as they are called by planners, are located at the Betabel Road and Highway 129/Searle Road interchanges in San Juan Bautista, and...

Police arrested a Hollister juvenile last week for possession of a firearm and drugs, according to authorities.

With only eight players on the roster, the San Benito High boys water polo team knows it has to play smarter and be more disciplined than their opponents. After all, an ejection means Haybalers coach Brendan Sigourney will only have one player left to...

The San Benito Foods tomato processing warehouse on Hawkins Street suffered a “catastrophic collapse” of the roof Wednesday, but no injuries or ongoing danger to employees were reported, according to authorities. Hollister Fire Marshal Charlie Bedolla said crews were dispatched to San Benito Foods, 110...

The Hollister City Council’s approval of two cannabis facilities Sept. 16 added to a growing list of such businesses in the north end of the city. According to a map of cannabis businesses by the city’s Cannabis Affairs Office, a total of 34 businesses are...

Hollister may have its very own ice skating rink in the middle of town for the holiday season. The city council heard plans at the Sept. 16 meeting for a temporary ice rink that would be installed on Seventh Street, between San Benito Street and...

It happens soon after summer vacation ends and the last kid returns to school—the hints of autumn.  Shorter days, browning leaves and cooler breezes have all become irrefutable signs of the season that is now falling upon us (pun intended). But as any season changes,...