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The Santa Clara Valley Water District’s board of directors voted unanimously April 11 to rescind a “water shortage emergency” that was declared in 2021 during a historic statewide drought.  But Valley Water officials still want local residents, businesses and other customers to conserve water. The...

Nathaniel Yokota recently returned from what he described as a life-changing experience. The 12-year-old Gilroy resident was selected as one of seven in the United States to go to Europe this past fall with an international children’s program called Bridge to History. The program for preteen...

Local journalist Kimberly Ewertz will be the featured author during a book signing event June 18 from 1-3pm at Barnes and Noble, 6825 Camino Arroyo in Gilroy. Ewertz is the author of “Family Redefined: Childhood Reflections on the Impact of Divorce.” She spent the last...

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...

An attorney representing a group of Gilroy parents threatened a lawsuit if the Gilroy Unified School District does not offer in-person learning for middle and high school students before the end of the school year on June 4. In a May 2 letter, which was...

Homeowners and commercial property owners who want to cut down on their outdoor water use and landscape maintenance should consider starting now or in the spring if they want to install drought-tolerant lawns, according to conservation experts. Regardless of what time of year one is...

Thousands of bicyclists swarmed the streets of Santa Cruz Aug. 21 in the fifth-annual Santa Cruz Ride Out, a family-oriented bicycle gathering and ride that snarled traffic citywide for hours. The event began at Harvest West Park, with bicyclists coming from as far away as...

The Gavilan College Music Program is hosting its annual Marian Filice Youth Piano Competition for students in the 5th-12th grades on March 6 at 10am. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, 2021’s competition will be entirely virtual. Students have submitted videos of their performances which will...

Ask anybody who is even remotely familiar with Gilroy, and chances are they will bring up garlic. Clichéd, maybe, but for good reason.  Gilroy may be known as the “Garlic Capital,” but it only grows about 300 acres of the bulb. However, it earns its...

With a chance to ice the game, Live Oak High quarterback Xavier Catano went up to Acorns coach Mike Gemo and said, “Just give me the ball, coach. I’m going to get it.” Catano did just that, running for a 10-yard gain to put the...