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As negotiators with Gilroy Unified School District and Gilroy Teachers Association await their next sitdown Sept. 14 at a fact-finding hearing, a Gilroy High School sophomore offered a student’s perspective on the failed contract talks. Sophomore Christina Suarez submitted a petition signed by 654 fellow...

National Night Out returns The Gilroy Police Department will host National Night Out Outdoors on Oct. 5 at 4:30pm in the grass area between the library and City Hall. The free event will feature a resource fair, music, raffles, safety information, giveaways and more. Auction now live...

Hundreds of veterans and their families, local officials and Gilroy residents gathered under sunny skies for the city’s annual Memorial Day ceremony May 26 at Gavilan Hills Memorial Park.  Hosted by the American Legion Gilroy Post 217, the ceremony at the First Street cemetery’s flagpole...

Authorities are investigating a collision on U.S. Highway 101 in Morgan Hill that resulted in the death of a teenager.  About 3:08am March 14, California Highway Patrol officers responded to a report of an unresponsive male in the roadway in the area of U.S. 101...

Google LLC has bought 40 acres of agricultural land next to Gilroy’s southeast city limits—but don’t expect new buildings and new jobs out of the deal. That’s because the Silicon Valley giant said it is going to plant trees, not technology, at the site. A company...

Your article about Gary Young’s death from Covid really touched me (South Valley, June 12, 2020). Gary was always a bright presence at Orchard Supply, then at Lowe’s. I couldn’t pass him without some mutual recognition; a simple hello or a brief conversation. At one...

In 2018, the city of Gilroy paid its police officers $248,000 in extra duty pay to provide security at the Gilroy Garlic Festival. The following year, city spending on festival security decreased by more than $67,000—a 27 percent drop. Salaries for firefighters at the festival...

A driver was injured in a single vehicle traffic collision during afternoon rush hour in Gilroy Sept. 10, according to authorities.  Firefighters responded to reports of a collision about 3pm on the 1400 block of Day Road. While traveling at high speed, a vehicle collided...

Did you drive around town admiring the Christmas lights this season? Why is it we are captivated by sparkling icicles hanging from the roof tops and mesmerized by flashing, dazzling colors that do a sequential dance accompanied by Christmas songs?  I would say it brings...

Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced Sept. 21 that her office, along with 33 other California District Attorneys and City Attorneys, have reached a settlement for violations of hazardous waste laws with Ulta Beauty, Inc.  The settlement requires Ulta to pay $752,000 in...