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The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has voted to limit development across some 7,500 acres in unincorporated Coyote Valley in an effort to preserve agricultural land for local farmers. The plan, which the board approved unanimously Dec. 14, will limit the number of single-family...

The Ford Store/Morgan Hill donated a 2016 Ford Focus to Gilroy High School to be used for learning in on-campus automotive classes. “We are proud to be part of this program and partner with Gilroy High School to help provide these students with hands-on training...

The City of Gilroy is seeking consultants to draft a report that explores the environmental effects of Amazon’s proposed data center in the city. The city will accept bids until May 2 for Amazon Web Services’ proposed data center campus on Camino Arroyo, just south...

The Gilroy City Council on June 19 finalized its approval of an ordinance that prohibits camping near schools, in Uvas Creek and other public right-of-ways. The ordinance passed at the council’s June 5 meeting, and was placed in the consent agenda for June 19, where...

The number of reported hate crimes in California decreased slightly from 2022 to 2023, but those against Jewish, Muslim and LGBTQ+ people rose over the same period, according to the annual hate crime report from California Attorney General Rob Bonta.  The number of hate crimes...

Santa Clara County’s real estate value hit another record in 2019. But in the recently released Assessment Roll report, officials warned that those values have hit their peak, and a “crash landing” due to Covid-19 and the subsequent economic downturn is expected. On July 1,...

The Christopher High girls soccer team knew its first season playing in the Blossom Valley Athletic League’s Mount Hamilton Division—one of only four A leagues in the entire Central Coast Section—was going to be a challenge.  After all, the Mount Hamilton is a step up...

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake was reported in San Benito County on Tuesday afternoon and could be felt in parts of the Bay Area. The quake was reported at 3:23pm April 4 and was centered about five miles northwest of Hollister and 19 miles west-southwest of Salinas,...

A plan to create a roadside attraction on the Betabel property along Highway 101 in San Juan Bautista took a step closer to reality on June 1. Community members joined elected officials in celebrating the groundbreaking of the Betabel Project’s first phase. The proposal for the...

Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee and other city officials answered a lengthy list of questions about local law enforcement oversight and accountability in a June 25 online forum. Smithee delivered opening remarks about the police reform sentiments that have swept the nation since the May...