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Local water district officials on June 13 adopted new permanent water use restrictions, as well as a process to enforce them even during non-drought periods.  The Valley Water board of directors unanimously approved a resolution “declaring that water conservation must be a way of life...

Santa Clara County planning officials have released the draft Environmental Impact Report for the 403-acre Sargent Ranch quarry project that is proposed south of Gilroy. The public comment period on the EIR began July 25 and will continue until Sept. 26, according to county staff. Representatives...

Supporters of a downtown restaurant are decrying the Gilroy City Council’s December decision to not extend the business’ permit for an outdoor dining area. Station 55 Seafood and Mexican Cocina’s “parklet,” a barricaded seating area that extends into parking spots on Fifth Street, was constructed...

Zoey Zeller got out of the pool, body aching, the pain visible on her face.  The Gilroy High junior had just won the 200 yard individual medley race in the Central Coast Section Championships in a personal-record (PR) of 1 minute, 59.48 seconds, and her...

The Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education is seeking the public’s input in selecting its next superintendent.  Deborah Flores, who has led Gilroy Unified School District as superintendent for 16 years, will retire on June 30, she announced in January. The board is providing an...

Americans will spend billions of dollars on Valentine’s Day before the week is over, and local flower shops have spent months getting ready for the inevitable rush of last-minute orders expected by Feb. 14.  Jerry Ayala, owner of the Flower Cottage in downtown Morgan Hill,...

Adversity started early for Liberian-born Richmond Appleton. At age 5, he was stricken with polio. At around the same time, the beginning of a civil war started to engulf the West African coastside country, leading to the deaths of 250,000 people over a 14-year...

A newly completed bridge over Llagas Creek at Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve in Morgan Hill extends the park’s existing wheelchair-friendly trail and leads visitors to a grassland day use area surrounded by riparian woodlands.  The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority will...

BookDash home delivery service expands eligibility BookDash, a home delivery service offered by the Santa Clara County Library District, is expanding its eligibility. With the service, library materials are delivered to a patron’s front door. A library staff member will then arrange to pick up the...

LJ Hardwicke will celebrate the release of her first novel, “Red Watson and the Gifted Lands,” with a book signing event on Jan. 27. The 14-year-old Gilroy resident said it’s taken a while for this day to come. “I’ve always loved writing and creating stories, so...