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Some will choose flowers, others candy, but for those ready to cross the line from traditional gifts this Valentine’s Day, the Black Label Jack Rabbit personal massager, a sleek black apparatus offering three pleasure points of sensation—is the gift that keeps on giving, and giving, and giving.

Power was out at various times for 1,600 Gilroy residents, trees were downed, Highway 101 was backed up for hours when rain covered the road past 10th Street ad an mudslide shut down Hecker Pass.

Highway 152 is shut down in Gilroy because of a mudslide near Hecker Pass, according to California Highway Patrol.

Community serving organizations got a preview of downtown Gilroy's latest addition, Greenhouse Coworking, south county's first shared office and studio space. Located at a former billiards hall, the facility has workstations and private offices, a conference room, 24/7 access and free flowing coffee. It is also the new home to CMAP and digital studio.

What better way to spend a cool Friday evening than to sip hot cocoa, purchase dystopian literature and learn how to shoot a crossbow? These are the times we are living in folks! Tomorrow, Feb. 3, is First Friday in downtown Gilroy and BookBuyers, Fifth Street Coffee, Predator’s Archery, Gilroy Flower Shop and Garbo’s Antiques will stay open late.

Following the lead of other educators, Gilroy school trustees declared the city’s more than 11,000-student public school system a “sanctuary” district.

One day, Dr. Polly Kokinos, a vascular surgeon at South Bay Vascular Center, with offices in Gilroy and Campbell, was stunned when a man from a Gilroy nursing home rolled up in his wheelchair.

Come hungry Saturday night for a spaghetti dinner at Sandy’s Cafe that will benefit flood victims Colin Crooker and the Katherman family. Dinner is $12 and includes pasta, salad and garlic bread. It goes from 5-8 p.m. at 6120 Monterey Road.