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The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously declared its intent to deny two appeals Dec. 17 for a San Martin mosque and cemetery approved earlier this year. The supervisors agreed that the county planning commission’s approval of South Valley Islamic Center’s Cordoba Center project...

Santa Clara County prosecutors are cracking down on people—and particularly inmates—who’ve scammed taxpayers out of a fortune in ill-gotten unemployment benefits.

Unlike the majority of the competitors in the Central Coast Section Track and Field Trials on June 12 at Soquel High in Aptos, Christopher’s Gabriela Baxter and a couple of her fellow athletes in the girls high jump event had to wait for what...

Bike Match Gilroy seeking donations Bike Match Gilroy, founded by Zach Hilton in April 2020, is continuing to grow. The program connects Gilroy residents who have an extra bicycle to those who need one. “In Gilroy, bicycles are essential transportation for many who need to travel to...

The Gilroy City Council on July 5 unanimously agreed to slightly update the text of a measure headed to the November ballot. The measure, which aims to modernize the city’s construction bidding process, will now include a line that prioritizes placing notices in the newspaper. The...

Applications for the next and final round of funding for small business grants are now being accepted. The City of Gilroy, working with the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce, has established a grant program to support small businesses struggling due to Covid-19. Businesses operating within the...

Youth Alliance’s Solidarity Fund, which provides assistance to youth and families affected by Covid-19, has distributed $110,000 in financial support since April.  Through contributions from Destination Home, Monterey Peninsula Foundation, Sunlight Giving, and staff- and board-led fundraising campaigns, YA has been able to distribute the...

Dr. Jernell Escobar DDS awarded her first student scholarship of $1,000 to Angelica Lara of Gilroy. Lara was given the scholarship in a ceremony at Escobar’s Gilroy office. Her scholarship was awarded to her based on her short essay, “Sundays: from Dread to Diligence.” The essay...

A majority of students report feeling safe at school, and nearly all juvenile arrests are happening outside of campus, according to Gilroy Unified School District data. District officials released the survey results during a Board of Education meeting April 21 where the trustees were asked...

John Laird, a Democrat, pulled away from Republican Vicki Nohrden the morning following the election after the two were locked in a tight battle for the State Senate 17th District seat in the first round of reporting, early unofficial results showed. As of 9:07am March...