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February 27, 2026

Local Scene: Mattress recycling, business grants

Free mattress recycling available June 4 The Mattress Recycling Council will host a no-cost mattress and box spring recycling event on June 4 at Gilroy City Hall, 7351 Rosanna Ave., from 9am to 2pm. Each resident can bring up to four mattresses, box springs or futons...

Garlic Festival shooting suspect showed no warning signs of violence

Neighbors of Santino William Legan were surprised to learn the 19-year-old Gilroy native reportedly went on a shooting spree July 28 at the Garlic Festival, killing three people and wounding another dozen before being shot by police.

Editorial: Why STEAM education matters more than ever

Walk into any classroom in Gilroy today and you’ll see more than textbooks and worksheets. You’ll see students coding simple programs, building bridges from craft sticks, experimenting with sound and light and using creativity to solve real problems.  That’s STEAM in action—science, technology, engineering, arts...

Gilroy Library expanding access with in-person browsing

Nothing can compare to browsing in a quiet space, surrounded by thousands of books, magazines, newspapers and other material in shelves that stand nearly twice as tall as the average person. For the past year, Gilroy residents, looking to check out a good read for...

Gilroy Rodeo cancels 2020 event

The Gilroy Rodeo canceled its 2020 event due to Covid-19 concerns, the board of directors announced June 9. In a statement, the board said it could not see a path forward for the 2020 event in August. “We feel that with so many uncertainties to be...

Woman dies in Highway 152 traffic collision

A 60-year-old woman died in a traffic collision on Highway 152 east of Gilroy July 31, according to authorities. About 11:15am, the California Highway Patrol received a call reporting a collision on State Route 152 just west of the intersection of Lover’s Lane in Santa...

South Valley Middle School’s transformation is nearly complete

south valley middle school
South Valley Middle School has been entrenched in the Gilroy community ever since it was the city’s high school in the early 20th century. Case in point: As crews were carving into the ground to build a new field as part of a major rebuild...

Carol Marques to run for second Gilroy City Council term

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Carol Marques will seek another term on the Gilroy City Council in the November election. The Gilroy native served a year on the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission before winning a bid in 2018 to fill the remaining two years of the late Paul Kloecker’s...

Gilroy Police search for missing teen

Neo Nogoseka
Gilroy Police are continuing to search for a 14-year-old boy who went missing on Feb. 17. Police said Neo Nogoseka was last seen at the Brownell Middle School dance. He reportedly left the campus prior to the conclusion of the dance and was wearing black...

Morgan Hill author’s eco-thriller explores climate activism, motherhood, morality

In her new novel “Fallout,” local author Jordan Rosenfeld weaves a narrative of environmental activism, maternal grief and moral complexity through the interconnected stories of two women navigating a world threatened by corporate pollution and climate change. The “eco-thriller,” which Rosenfeld has spent nearly a...

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