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Jernell Escobar, DDS and her team marked the 10th anniversary of the Gilroy-based dental practice on March 10 with a ribbon cutting by the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce. Escobar’s practice, located at 7880 Wren Ave. D-142, offers pediatric, general and cosmetic dentistry. In addition...

Update: On Oct. 4, the California DMV sent an updated press release stating that the reopening date for the Gilroy DMV office has been tentatively rescheduled to Nov. 12 "due to unforeseen circumstances." The story below has been updated to reflect the new reopening...

Trees ready to be planted at Christmas Hill Park Volunteers are invited to help plant trees at Christmas Hill Park on Dec. 10. The demonstration site, installed in partnership with Santa Clara County and Our City Forest, will showcase 20 native trees and will be planted...

If Bay Area housing stakeholders are to ever address factors that have led to construction delays and the rise in costs for constructing desperately needed housing, we must delve deeper into how a well-intentioned law has inadvertently led to difficulty in producing sufficient housing....

California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control officers finally offered an explanation for their confusing enforcement efforts in South County July 3. However, since then the state’s public health department has granted Santa Clara County the necessary permits to allow outdoor dining—the chief alleged violation that...

Gallery 1202, 7363 Monterey St., is presenting “Through the Limpet Ring,” a solo show by Laurie Barmore.  This exhibition showcases all new works created from the past year by Barmore, a Washington-based artist. She draws inspiration from the beaches of a nearby inlet of the...

The San Benito County Saddle Horse Show & Rodeo kicked off rodeo week on June 22 with the annual rodeo parade in downtown Hollister.  The procession began with a traditional cattle drive down the middle of San Benito Street, featuring dozens of steers, longhorn cattle...

I agree with Morgan Hill Mayor Mark Turner in regard to considering options for Caltrain rail service in the future. In the same vein, Gilroy City Councilmember Zach Hilton must be commended for his effort to work with South County representatives in attempting to...

A committee tasked with finding ways to address homelessness in Gilroy gave an update on its activities to the city council on April 19. The Homeless Ad Hoc Committee, which consists of Councilmembers Dion Bracco, Carol Marques and Fred Tovar, formed in September with the...

When Bruce Haller, who owns Café 152 Bread Co. with his wife Audrey, filled out the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce’s COVID-19 business impact survey, he was candid in his answers. “I said I’m looking for a prayer and a song,” he said. Since the shelter-in-place order...