An op-ed published in The New York Times last week (August 23) claimed that revaluation of the Chinese yuan would "make barely a dent in...

Elise Ogle PALO ALTO - Former Gilroy High field hockey player Elise Ogle scored her first-career collegiate goal last week as the Stanford Cardinal shutout NorPac opponent University of Pacific 6-0. A freshman on the No. 20 team in the nation, Ogle came off the bench to post her first tally. Ogle was the Mission Trail Athletic League Most Valuable Player in 2009, helping the Lady Mustangs to the ...

Nearly one-third of households in San Diego County have incomes below what is needed to meet the basic cost of living, according to a study released Thursday. The study, by the Center on Policy Initiatives and United Way of San Diego, found that 229,195 non-retiree households in the county earn less than what is deemed a "self-sufficiency" level. The study measured local costs of housing, child ...