Updated: Board makes CAO pick without reporting action, lowers qualifications
A majority of supervisors decided in closed session last week to offer the permanent county administrative officer role to interim CAO Ray Espinosa, officials have confirmed. Before hiring him, the board had to lower the position’s minimum qualifications to no longer require a college degree.
Within minutes: Crews Fire destroys home as blaze rips through 5,400 acres
Roberto Talamantes was hanging out Sunday afternoon inside his home on Crews Road when all of a sudden his sister came bursting in, yelling that there was a fire just down the way.
The 17-year-old Gilroy resident ran across the street to go check on...
Every 15 Minutes delivers sobering message to students
Students sat silently Tuesday morning as Hollister Firefighters
Hospitals, clinics ‘desperate’ for blood
More than two years after the Covid-19 pandemic started, hospitals and medical facilities throughout the region are still “desperate” for blood supplies for their patients, according to an American Red Cross representative. One way that many people, organizations and venues are committed to helping...
