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Deborah Flores, who has led Gilroy Unified School District as superintendent for 16 years, will retire on June 30. Flores made the announcement during the Jan. 12 GUSD Board of Education meeting. “This was one of the hardest decisions I have made in my life,” she...

In my last article, “Rediscover the lost path,” I mentioned the seven bases of mind which is the pathway to inner peace. I taught the importance of stilling our mind at the center of our body, two finger widths above the navel level. To...

The Gilroy City Council agreed to declare the mountainside behind Gilroy Gardens as surplus land to satisfy a state requirement before it pursues an expansion of the park. The Aug. 2 unanimous decision by the council gives housing developers 60 days to express interest in...

Thank you to the Cities Selection Committee (Mayors of Santa Clara County), and I am grateful for the opportunity to apply for the Cities Association's Alternate Commissioner to Santa Clara County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO).  LAFCO is where cities go to expand their boundaries....

In an ongoing legal dispute about the use and interpretation of a state housing law, the developer of a 501-unit project proposed on Las Animas Avenue now says the City of Gilroy must allow the residential complex to proceed.  The developer of the project, TenSouth,...

Maria Cid recognized as Woman of the Year Maria Cid, an active member of the Gilroy community, will be honored as Woman of the Year by the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce during its 102nd Annual Awards Dinner on Oct. 21 at Leal Vineyards...

Measure A, Santa Clara County’s proposed temporary sales tax increase of 0.625% effective April 1, 2026 and lasting five years is expected to generate $330 million a year for the county’s general fund to help counter large federal funding cuts (especially to Medicaid/Medi-Cal that...

When the children of Disney’s most notorious villains get a chance at redemption, romance blooms between sworn enemies in South Valley Civic Theatre’s production of “Disney’s Descendants, The Musical,” opening Oct. 3 at the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse. The ambitious production features a “record” 120...

Anisha Munshi has been selected as the finalist for Gilroy Unified School District’s next superintendent, the Board of Education announced May 2. The board is scheduled to approve Munshi’s employment at its May 18 meeting. The district has been searching for its next superintendent after Deborah...

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 12 announced it is assembling a “special task force” to investigate and combat right-wing terrorists.