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June 30, 2026

Greenstreak Landscaping wins awards

Greenstreak Landscaping of Gilroy, lead by owner Pete Gluhaich, received two regional awards and one state award from the California Landscape Contractors Association. The company has won total of 58 CLCA Awards. State Awards were announced at the annual convention held Nov. 18, 2011 in Maui, Hawaii. Greenstreak won for Outstanding Achievement in Medium Residential Installation for the Ellis Residence. Local awards for the Central Coast were handed out June 22, 2012 in Santa Cruz. Greenstreak awards included First Place, Beautification Awards for Large Residential Installation and First Place Beautification Award Small Residential Maintenance again for the Ellis Residence.

Fortino Winery receives 11 medals

Fortino Winery received 11 awards combined from San Francisco Wine Chronicle Competition, 2012 San Diego International Wine Competition,  2012 Los Angeles Wine & Spirits Competition, and 2012 Orange County Commercial Wine Competition.

The Tennis Shop celebrates grand opening

The Tennis Shop, a new full service tennis shop near downtown Morgan Hill, held a grand opening event March 19 with owners Trent and Rebecca Norris along with family and friends. The shop offers tennis racket stringing, a racket demo program, shoes, bags, apparel and accessories. The South County is very pleased to now have a local tennis shop. The store is located at 16999 Monterey Road Suite D. Contact them at (408) 659-8366 or visit thetennisshopmorganhill.com.

California Senate vote keeps bullet train alive

SACRAMENTO – The state Senate authorized initial funding for California's high-speed rail project, handing a victory to Gov. Jerry Brown and the Obama administration, which have been pushing hard for the first-in-the-nation bullet train.

Local Will Brave Badwater

The Badwater Ultramarathon for those of you who don't know is one of the world's toughest races. It starts at Furnace Creek (elevation -280') in Death Valley and finishes 135 miles away at the Mt Whitney Portal at an elevation of 8300 feet.

After chase, police find stolen property in suspect’s vehicle

While investigating a vandalism case at Safeway on Thursday, police ended up pursuing an unrelated suspect who had been holding stolen property, according to the Hollister Police Department.

Two arrested on drug charges

Hollister Police Officers arrested a man during a traffic stop for possession of heroin for sales and possession of an illegal weapon. A search of the suspect’s home resulted in an arrest of another suspect on drug charges Thursday.

Updated: Four injured in major wreck on Airline Highway

Two sport utility vehicles were involved in a head-on collision Friday morning near Airline Highway and Union Road, while the four people involved were transported to area hospitals. 

Business Buzz: Hollister-made product cools motorcycle engines

Hollister has long been known as the birthplace of the American biker so it’s no surprise that a local company has developed a new oil cooling system for V-twin engines.

Pinnacles climbing areas reopen

Pinnacles National Monument staff announced earlier this week that the areas in the park that had been closed to rock climbing and off-trail hiking to protect nesting falcons and eagles have now been reopened. A total of eight prairie falcon nests successfully produced nestlings and fledged a total of 29 young, representing an average year for Pinnacles prairie falcon productivity. Other nesting raptor species at Pinnacles in 2012 included red-shouldered, red-tailed, sharp-shinned, and Cooper's hawks, golden eagles, white-tailed kites, three owl species, and one Peregrine falcon nest at Hawkins Peak.

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