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March 19, 2026

Conservationists buy Tilton Ranch

Conservationists and open space proponents this week completed the purchase of the Tilton Ranch in Morgan Hill, bolstering a continuous linkage of protected land throughout the South Bay that allows wildlife to live in peace and safely cross between mountain ranges on both sides of Santa Clara Valley.

Council to consider downtown parking lot design

The Gilroy City Council will consider a design for a downtown parking lot on April 19. The parking lot is proposed at the corner of Eigleberry and Seventh streets, where a vacant lot and the former Gilroy Demonstration Garden sit. Talks have been ongoing to...

Gilroy native AJ Perez produces Netflix documentary

Gilroy High School graduate A.J. Perez’s Netflix documentary “UNTOLD: The Fall of Favre” premiered May 20 and has remained among the streaming platform’s top 10 films, examining Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre’s role in an $8 million Mississippi welfare fraud case. The documentary unpacks...

Gilroy High boys basketball team shows ability to win the close games

If the Gilroy High boys basketball team plays like it did in a 58-51 win over Live Oak High on Nov. 30, Mustangs coach Joe Te will be satisfied.  It wasn’t just the end result that Te was happy with—it was the determination, effort and...

Motorist dies in car crash near Lovers Lane

A motorist died in a collision with another vehicle on Highway 152 near Lovers Lane on Dec. 22, according to authorities. All three people in the other vehicle, including a small child, were transported to a nearby hospital.  California Highway Patrol officers responded to the...

Community Solutions’ programs help ease burden of the season

community solutions Jackie Starkovich Linda Bjarke adopt a family
Struggling to make ends meet is a fact of life for many South County families, and the holiday season adds an additional burden. But thanks to Community Solutions, many of those families are provided a respite from their worries. In 1977, when Nancy Neyer-Kinoshita joined...

Tribal leader challenges Lofgren

Longtime congresswoman Zoe Lofgren is locked in a contentious battle with Muwekma Ohlone tribal leader Charlene Nijmeh and former San Benito County Supervisor Peter Hernandez that will be decided in November, when the two highest primary vote getters face off. The normally routine business of...

Making the solutions to the resolutions

It's a new year and with it, many Gilroyans have embarked on their New Year's resolutions. For many, those resolutions revolve around getting in shape–finally, and this time they mean it. But, if you want that new you, it's going to take some work....

VTA explores downtown Gilroy housing project

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority presented two conceptual plans for a large mixed-use development at the Gilroy Transit Center on April 22. The VTA is planning the project at the transit center on Monterey Street near Seventh Street in downtown Gilroy. The nearly eight-acre...

County reports two more COVID-19 deaths

The Santa Clara County Public Health Department announced March 20 that two more people have died of COVID-19, bringing the total deaths to eight in this county.

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