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April 24, 2026

Santa Clara County to close four vaccination sites

Four out of Santa Clara's five mass vaccination sites are closing in the next few weeks, but it is not a bad thing, county health experts said.  With nearly 80 percent of the eligible county residents vaccinated, temporary emergency sites are no longer needed.  Remaining vaccine...

Santa Clara County appoints new director of veterans services

Darlyn Escalante
Darlyn Escalante has been appointed as director of the County of Santa Clara Office of Veterans Services. The appointment took effect Jan. 8.  Escalante has been with the County Veterans Services Office since 2019, where she started as a veterans services representative and was most...

Gilroy school closures extended to May 1

Seven Bay Area county health officers, in collaboration with their six county superintendents of schools have made a unified, regional decision to extend school closures and student dismissals from regular school attendance through May 1, 2020 to slow the spread of COVID-19 to the maximum extent possible.

City grappling with budget shortfall

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Gilroy is expected to dip into its reserves to weather the economic storm brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak and shelter-in-place order. Future projects, such as the Glen Loma Fire Station and Sports Park expansion, could be on the chopping block. The Gilroy City Council will...

Biden wins presidency

Democrat Joe Biden was declared the winner in the race to become U.S. president, ousting President Donald Trump after winning the 20 electoral votes in Pennsylvania and putting him over the 270 he needed, results showed Saturday morning.  Ballots are still being counted in Nevada,...

CHS boys tennis rises from nothing to win league this year

No team can match the rise of the Christopher High School boys tennis squad. Last year, there was no team—just one potential player but ideally a competitive squad would have 10.  This year, coach Megan Lyons has a full crew and they just went unbeaten...

Rossi takes aim at Borgioli at candidate forum

In an otherwise cordial candidate forum, hosted Oct. 8 at Ann Sobrato High School in Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County Board Incumbent Claudia Rossi went on the offensive—questioning the character and judgment of Gino Borgioli, her lone opponent in the District 7 race. Rossi held...

Morgan Hill man dies in freeway accident

A 27-year-old Morgan Hill man died early Monday morning after his pickup truck lost control and overturned on U.S. 101 in south Gilroy, according to authorities. The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office identified the dead driver as Raul Bueno, Jr. About 12:40am Jan. 7, Bueno was...

Maria Cid honored as Woman of the Year

maria cid san benito county chamber woman of the year
Maria Cid was recognized as Woman of the Year by the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce during its Annual Awards Dinner and Dance at Leal Vineyards in Hollister on Oct. 21. Cid, an active member of the Gilroy community who owns Maria Cid Insurance...

BULLETIN: Gilroy resident who initially tested positive for COVID-19 confirmed as negative in CDC re-test

On Sunday, March 8, a representative for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) working with the Santa Clara County Health Department contacted the Gilroy Fire Department to inform them that a patient, previously identified as testing positive for COVID-19, was confirmed as...

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