Santa Clara County judge orders Firestone to pay $4M
A $4 million settlement was reached between Firestone Complete Auto Care and prosecutors in 29 counties over allegations that Firestone disposed of hazardous waste unlawfully in California.
Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Christopher Rudy on Friday ordered civil penalties of $2.865 million, which will...
‘Potential of a fight’ draws police presence at school
Gilroy Police responded to Gilroy High School Wednesday after hearing of a potential fight, but the altercation never happened and no one was hurt, according to school and police officials.
Officers responded to the school at about 1:50pm due to a “campus disturbance which involved...
Lightning mostly spares South Bay; Red Flag Warning lifted
A few-hundred lightning bolts last night ignited some small fires throughout the region.
But the tropical storm cells that brought scattered rain from the Central Coast to Santa Cruz Mountains paled in comparison to last week’s frenzy of 11,000 strikes, which sparked hundreds of blazes...
Local Scene: Bike Match Gilroy seeking donations, Vine to Wine event Sept. 12
Bike Match Gilroy seeking donations
Bike Match Gilroy, founded by Zach Hilton in April 2020, is continuing to grow.
The program connects Gilroy residents who have an extra bicycle to those who need one.
“In Gilroy, bicycles are essential transportation for many who need to travel to...
Attorney General launches civil rights investigation into sheriff’s office
State Attorney General Rob Bonta on Wednesday announced his office is opening a civil rights investigation into the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office over allegations that include misconduct in county jails and resistance to oversight.
The Sheriff's Office has faced much criticism under six-term Sheriff...
San Jose Sharks players visit the South Valley
There was a Sharks sighting last week in the South Valley.
San Jose Sharks players Thomas Bordeleau and Henry Thrun made a special appearance at Great Clips on East Dunne Avenue in Morgan Hill, followed by a visit to the Mt. Madonna YMCA enrichment program...
Gavilan College set to open new Hollister campus
The first phase of construction for Gavilan College’s new Hollister campus—which includes a 34,000-square-foot building with classrooms, labs, a cafe, resource center and more—is completed.
Gavilan representatives, public officials and members of the South Valley community gathered at the campus, located at 505 Fairview Road—on...
Spoking My Mind: Gourmet Alley, memory lane and summer streets
It’s July! Congratulations, all you recent graduates! Happy birthday, USA!
Only one more year until the big 250th! Until then, is anyone else thrilled that the Gilroy Garlic Festival is returning this year, nestling into Gilroy Gardens on July 25-27? Bittersweet (but understandable) that the...
South Valley Civic Theatre takes on ‘Sweeney Todd’
Vivienne Castillo has what seems to be an impossible task: portraying the “most nefarious, evil person on earth” in a “charming” manner, she said.
Castillo is referring to Mrs. Lovett, the murderous woman who makes meat pies from the victims of her business partner.
Audiences will...
Person dies after being shot in Gilroy
UPDATE: Gilroy Police arrested a suspect in an ongoing homicide investigation Friday.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE:
A person was shot and later died at the hospital on Thursday night in Gilroy.
According to Gilroy Police, at about 8:58pm, a member of the Gilroy Police Department was at Saint Louise...























