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April 22, 2026

Councilmember Armendariz recall effort begins

Rebeca Armendariz
A group of Gilroy residents are forming a recall effort against City Councilmember Rebeca Armendariz, more than a week after an investigation concluded the first-term elected official violated several ordinances and downplayed her role in a Halloween party that turned deadly. The attempt to remove...

Local Scene: Ice Cream with a Cop; new coordinator for cultural exchange organization

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Hang out with police officers The Gilroy Police Department is inviting the public to a meet-and-greet over ice cream on Aug. 2 from 4-7pm at 7301 Hanna St. During Ice Cream with a Cop, officers will be present to meet, talk and eat ice cream with...

Love spans a century for local family

Bernice “B” Bode and her great-granddaughter, Jasmin Sauer, have similar personalities and they enjoy spending time together—in much the same way that intergenerational members of many families do.  But Bernice and Jasmin’s relationship is unique because they are 100 years apart in age. Bode, who...

Gavilan College football team looks to buck history

From a numbers standpoint, Covid was not kind to the Gavilan College football team. Rams coach John Lango said the team lost several players from March 2020 to now, putting Gavilan’s roster number at 44 through the end of July. However, Lango expects the...

Letter: Thanks for keeping horses safe

It is more than heartening what two organizations did for total strangers. It is something with which we would like to associate individuals.

Police blotter, June 7-11, 2021: Officers respond to assault reports

June 7 • Police responded to reports of assaults on Las Animas Avenue and Monterey Street at noon, the 7000 block of Miller Avenue at 6pm and 200 block of East Tenth Street at 9pm. June 9 • Theft was reported on the first block of Monterey...

South Valley resident earns UC Santa Cruz scholarship

Cipriano Echezarreta, a graduate of the Gavilan College Class of 2024 who will transfer to UC Santa Cruz in the fall, was awarded the prestigious Karl S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Scholarship.  Echezarreta, a resident of San Juan Bautista, is an environmental science major whose career...

Dry start to 2022 may continue through February

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The promising end to 2021 that brought weeks of much-needed rain to the drought-stricken county has evaporated during the first two months of 2022. According to the National Weather Service, South County saw a mere 0.11 inches of liquid relief in January, with the month’s...

Deputy charged with staging drive-by shooting

A South Bay police officer who reported being shot almost exactly a year ago in a drive-by was arrested Jan. 29 for allegedly making up the whole story. Prosecutors say 27-year-old Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Deputy Sukhdeep Gill staged a “shocking ambush” to make it...

New law allows more farmworker housing development in Santa Clara County

Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a new state law that could lead to more farmworker housing development in Santa Clara County.  Assembly Bill 3035 was authored by Assemblymember Gail Pellerin and was inspired by Santa Clara County Supervisor Sylvia Arenas’ Agricultural Worker Housing Initiative, says...

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