After a prolonged transition, the Hollister Democrat was sworn in as Assembly speaker today, taking over from Anthony Rendon of Southern California. It’s been a meteoric ascent for the 43-year-old who grew up in farmworker housing, and worked as a high school counselor and community college teacher while serving as a San Benito County supervisor.

At last, a sustained labor movement geared toward tech seems to be gaining real traction here in the Silicon Valley.

Alan Viarengo is accused of repeatedly threatening Santa Clara County’s chief public health officer over her Covid-19 mandates.

Armed-to-the-hilt South County resident Alan Viarengo was arrested for sending dozens of threatening letters to Dr. Sara Cody.

A local professor calls Hillside Church minister’s use of the pulpit (albeit it a virtual one) opportunistic, insensitive and alarming.

Hundreds of people flooded Gavilan College’s parking lot after the festival shooting to find loved ones who were separated in the chaos.

Four people were killed and at least a dozen wounded in a mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival Sunday evening.

Bold. That’s how Robert Rivas, newly elected 30th District assemblyman describes himself, his leadership style and his campaign. 

Gavilan College faces charges of racial bias after 17 football players—all but one of them African American—were removed from the team.