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Elevated, subterranean or ground level, California High Speed Rail Authority’s SuperMassive Black Hole is still the mother of all boondoggles, up there with VTA’s boondoggles.  Socialist public sector transit is a death knell for cities and counties that do it—just look at VTA’s so-called “balanced...

Gilroy resident Matthew Owen, 11, completed a grueling three-day test to earn his black belt in Taekwondo on June 14.  Owen’s Taekwondo journey began in the spring of 2021, attending classes up to four times per week at Full Circle Martial Arts in Gilroy. In...

After responding to a shoplifting attempt at Ulta Beauty in Hollister, police arrested two suspects who are likely connected to an organized retail theft operation that targeted retail stores in both Hollister and Gilroy, authorities said.  On June 21, four Hollister Police officers responded to...

South Valley residents curious about electric vehicles will have a chance to test drive some models and learn more about clean travel tech at Gilroy’s first EV Ride and Drive event on June 27. The free event, organized by Silicon Valley Clean Energy and Breathe...

Nearly 400 members of the Class of 2026 graduated June 12 from Christopher High School in Gilroy.  The commencement ceremony took place at 6:30pm in the campus quad off Day Road.  After the CHS choir sang the national anthem, student speakers featured during the ceremony includes...

More than 325 seniors graduated June 11 from Gilroy High School’s Class of 2026, and are now ready to take their next steps into adulthood, higher education, technical and trade schools and the workforce.  The graduation ceremony took place at 6:30pm at Centennial Circle on...

The letter below was originally sent by the author to members of the Gilroy City Council.  My name is Adriana Leongardt. I am a Gilroy resident, a former City of Gilroy Planning Commissioner, and a Project Engineer who has built data centers in Santa Clara...

I am a mother of two and currently a stay at home mom. My favorite hobbies are hiking, bonfires on the beach and stargazing in fields listening to crickets and lightning bugs.I can't wait until my husband teaches our boys his passions of fishing...

When Jasper Jonnalagadda spotted what he believed were American badger burrows in a Coyote Creek canyon in December 2023, the then-15-year-old photographer was determined to find a way to capture the elusive native carnivore. His pursuit would encounter multiple obstacles including expensive permits, technical problems,...

The Gavilan College Educational Foundation has appointed two new members to its board of directors. Longtime community leaders Manny Bhandal and Evelia Morales Rosso will serve on the nonprofit board for the next three years starting on July 1.  “On behalf of the Gavilan College...