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April 17, 2026

Supervisors close to adopting new district boundaries

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After hundreds of hours of fierce debate and controversy, Santa Clara County supervisors are very close to finalizing new district boundaries. The board of supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday to advance a variation of the Yellow Map, known as draft 90195, introduced by Supervisor Cindy...

Grand Jury now accepting applications for 2022

The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, is now accepting applications from residents to serve on the 2022 Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury. The Civil Grand Jury is a part of the judicial branch of government. It serves as the county’s civil...

Second COVID-19 death in county announced, all county schools to close for three weeks

The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department Friday evening, March 13 announced the second death from COVID-19 in the county. The person who passed away was an adult woman in her 80s, was hospitalized March 9, and was among the COVID-19 cases reported by...

Free concert Sept. 7 for #GilroyStronger

The morning of July 29, less than 24 hours after a shooter open fire on the crowd at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, local real estate company owners, Tina Tovar and Ruth Garcia started working on ways they could help those affected. Three young people were...

Local Scene: Gilroy Garlic sales spike as 49ers head to Super Bowl

Gilroy Garlic sales spike as 49ers head to Super Bowl Fans of the San Francisco 49ers are hungry for victory—and for garlic, if a recent spike in sales of products from Gilroy-based Christopher Ranch is any indication.  According to a press release from Christopher Ranch, the...

Local Scene: Gilroy blood drive; author talk

American Red Cross
Blood drive scheduled in Gilroy The American Red Cross is experiencing a national blood shortage. Fewer donors than needed gave this summer, drawing down the national blood supply and reducing distributions of some of the most needed blood types to hospitals. Donors of all blood types...

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...

Gilroy Police stop use of carotid hold

In response to recent guidance from state officials amid the nationwide conversation about police reform, officers of the Gilroy Police Department will no longer use the carotid artery restraint as a submission technique when detaining uncooperative suspects. Meanwhile, a group of local residents known as...

Suspect arrested after high-speed chase, lengthy standoff

Police arrested a man following a three-hour standoff that began after he led officers on a high-speed chase through Gilroy before crashing in San Martin on June 21. According to Gilroy Police, at about 6:40pm, officers responded to the 7700 block of Fennel Place in...

Police blotter, Aug. 16-22, 2021: Stolen vehicles and burglaries

Aug. 16 • Police responded to a report of an assault on the 9400 block of No Name Uno at 2am. • A vehicle was stolen on the 200 block of Farrell Avenue and first block of Fourth Street. • Vandalism was reported on the 7500 block...

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