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April 26, 2026

Volunteers welcome to complete downtown mural

A downtown mural currently in the works is nearing completion, and volunteers are welcomed to help paint. Women and girls are invited to participate in creating the Women’s Downtown Collaborative Mural, which is being painted on the rear of The Neon Exchange building in Gourmet...

Sig Sanchez, former Mayor of Gilroy, dies Jan. 30

Sig Sanchez—former mayor of Gilroy and loyal advocate for South County throughout his 55-year public service career—died peacefully Jan. 30, according to family members.

South Valley Symphony marks 52nd season with Oct. 12 concert

South Valley Symphony is set to embark on its 52nd season, with their opening concert set for 3pm Oct. 12 at Guglielmo Winery in Morgan Hill.  The special tribute concert, “Adventures Around the Globe,” promises to be a vibrant journey through music from around the...

Gilroy Center for the Arts gets a new look

Buckets and paint brushes in hand, about 15 employees from Lowe’s donned their red vests and blue shirts and descended on the Gilroy Center for the Arts on Sept. 14, giving the thrift store-turned-entertainment hub a much-needed makeover. The center, located at 7341 Monterey St.,...

Group pushes for police reform

About 40 people attended a demonstration in support of public safety reform and accountability in front of the Gilroy Police Department Thursday evening. The June 18 rally and press conference was organized by a group of local residents known as Gilroy Community Action on Policing....

Gilroy and Christopher pay tribute at Sarah Villar Memorial Game

Softball teams from Gilroy and Christopher high schools came together with members of the community for the annual Sarah Villar Memorial Game on May 8.  The event honors and memorializes Villar, a former Gilroy softball pitcher and graduate who was killed by a drunk driver...

Road closures announced due to Highway 101/State Route 25 interchange construction

Starting later this month, commuters and other motorists navigating U.S. 101 through Gilroy will see permanent road closures due to construction on the freeway’s interchange with State Route 25, according to the Valley Transportation Authority.  Starting April 16, access to U.S. 101 from Castro Valley...

Outdoor dining can resume in Santa Clara County

Citing decreasing Covid-19-related hospitalizations, California lifted the stay-at-home order statewide Jan. 25, allowing outdoor dining and other activities to resume in Santa Clara County. Santa Clara County has returned to the Purple Tier of the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, which is based on...

Santa Clara County will expand services targeting substance use crisis

The County of Santa Clara announced last week that it will be augmenting its substance use treatment services with additional inpatient, residential and outpatient offerings through the Behavioral Health Services Department and Santa Clara Valley Healthcare to serve thousands of the county’s most vulnerable...

Christopher High boys basketball team reaches another CCS title game, and this time it plans on closing the deal

The Christopher High boys basketball team is on a mission. How else to explain two dominant wins over quality teams in the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs, the latter coming in a 60-37 semifinal win over Leland High on Thursday. The No. 2 seed...

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