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Robert Guerrero had publicly campaigned for a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. for months.

The other day, while Junior was sitting around doing homework, he asked a question about the Japanese internment during WWII. And as I proceeded with an explanation and comments about how horrible and shameful it was, he turned to me solemnly and said, “Were any of your friends sent away?”

The typical American spends more than 34 hours a week viewing live television, according to a Nielsen Rating survey done last year. In addition to that, your average American spends three to six hours a week watching video-recorded programs. More people are watching video content on their smartphones, too, as these devices become popular.

The California Homeowner Bill of Rights became law Jan. 1, 2013 to ensure fair lending and borrowing practices for California homeowners. The laws are designed to guarantee basic fairness and transparency for homeowners in the foreclosure process. Key provisions include:

AMBAG, the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments, recently published its Preliminary 2012 Regional Growth Forecast of the population, housing, and employment situation through 2035. It’s important for San Benito County because we cannot afford a study of our own – we use these projections in our key plans such as the county’s general plan. A critical issue is what comes first – the people, jobs or houses – and what effect that will have on the way we grow.

A $19 million state training grant will help nearly 2,500 residents in 13 counties receive training for new careers, including 50 residents of San Benito County.

The drawn-out saga of who Floyd Mayweather Jr. will fight next could be nearing a close, and all signs in the boxing world point to Gilroy native Robert Guerrero being his opponent.

Gavilan College’s baseball team committed five errors on its way to a 10-2 loss at San Joaquin Delta on Thursday.

Conventional wisdom says that we learn life’s lessons in the school of hard knocks, and I suppose that is true. But I have learned many of life’s most important lessons during my outdoor wanderings.

Conventional wisdom says that we learn life’s lessons in the school of hard knocks, and I suppose that is true. But I have learned many of life’s most important lessons during my outdoor wanderings.