There will be no court hearing of a request by AG Xavier Becerra's motion to block the sale of the two local hospitals.

Local government offices are taking the day off to celebrate the national holiday. Here's a partial list of what's open and closed today.

Local government offices are taking the day off to celebrate the national holiday. In case you need a reference on what’s open and closed.

Presidents Day means a day off for millions of school kids and some of their parents. All but a few government offices are closed. Patriotic and historical groups are staging re-enactments. Retailers are taking advantage of the holiday to lure in shoppers with sales.

Columbus Day has been called “the strangest of American holidays,” the least-liked and least-respected, a commemoration of an egomaniac who wouldn’t ask for directions and launched a centuries-long era of cultural genocide. So, why do we still celebrate it in San Jose?

Once again it’s Presidents’ Day, or George Washington’s birthday if you yet again want to be that guy. Most city, county, state and federal workers have the day off from work, but we’ll still have a couple stories before calling it a holiday.—Editor