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The Gilroy City Council approved a new flag-flying policy for City Hall on Feb. 7 that is intended to limit the amount of city funds and staff time to implement. In May, the council adopted a policy that allows commemorative flags on the city’s flag...

The City of Gilroy is searching for a new community development director after Karen Garner, who was hired in November 2019, resigned in December 2021 to take a position with El Dorado County. The city council on Feb. 7 agreed to appoint Jon Biggs to...

The Santa Clara County Library District, working in coordination with the County of Santa Clara and County Supervisor Joe Simitian, will be offering thousands of free Covid-19 Rapid Antigen Tests to residents. Outdoor, drive-thru test distributions will take place at the Gilroy Library, 350 West...

It remains to be seen how busy Valentine’s Day will be for florists in 2022. Customers are historically procrastinating men, who typically wait to purchase floral arrangements for their significant other on the day of. But with the holiday falling on a Monday after the...

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 8 approved the expenditure of $75.5 million for six new affordable housing projects that will add more than 750 homes for low-income residents, according to county staff. The projects—all slated for locations in Sunnyvale and San...

Santa Clara County health officials announced Feb. 9 that local indoor masking requirements will not be lifted on Feb. 16, which is the date the state will rescind its order. Instead, Santa Clara County will continue to base decisions on whether and when to lift...

As long as Derek Jensen is the coach of the Gavilan College men’s basketball program, the Rams should be in good shape.  Like his predecessor and brother, Dallas, who went on to become the coach at College of the Sequoias, Derek has shown to be...

High school basketball teams don’t often lose to a pair of opponents by double digits only to turn the tables on them just a few weeks later.  But that’s exactly what the Christopher High girls basketball team has pulled off, and it couldn’t have come...

Timothy Patrick Mahanay of Gilroy has successfully completed cadet training at the California Highway Patrol Academy. He is assigned to duty at the CHP’s Hollister-Gilroy Area office. Mahanay graduated from San Leandro High School in 2013. He also attended Ohlone College in Fremont. Prior to...

A $4 million settlement was reached between Firestone Complete Auto Care and prosecutors in 29 counties over allegations that Firestone disposed of hazardous waste unlawfully in California. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Christopher Rudy on Friday ordered civil penalties of $2.865 million, which will...