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April 27, 2026

Council OK’s housing project with conditions

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The Gilroy City Council approved a single-family housing project at the intersection of West Sixth and Princevalle streets on Aug. 1, with the condition that the developer work to address neighbors’ concerns. Warmington Residential proposed 19 two-story single-family homes on a 3.69-acre site, with a...

Market factors lead to increase in renters in South County

With home ownership increasingly surpassing the reach of many Californians and residential real estate prices going up across the board, more people in South County are renting their homes in recent years.  As of earlier this year, the average two-bedroom home rental in Morgan Hill...

State offers free Gilroy Garlic Festival counseling

Some survivors of the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting had no health insurance. Others face high deductibles or copays and long-term recovery bills. State funds are available to help. The California Victim Compensation Board offers help to people with physical injuries as well as counseling for...

Gilroy, Christopher softball teams to make most of season

Gilroy High softball coach Dusty Lester knows how important Senior Night is for the players who are set to graduate in June. Given the unpredictable nature of Covid-19, Lester decided to hold Senior Night early in the season rather than near the end.  “If something...

Local Scene: Free meals for children; Arts Roundtable meets

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Free meals available for children at libraries Free lunches are now available to children ages 0-18 and their caregivers at the Morgan Hill and Gilroy libraries.  These meals must be eaten at the library, as the grab-and-go service is no longer being offered due to federal...

Fire blazes through San Martin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADx-2RCaTi0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zRjC_ltUR4 A fire that ripped through southeast San Martin burned 20 acres of vegetation and multiple homes, displacing 21 residents of the rural unincorporated community. The blaze started about 4:15pm July 25 as a vegetation fire in the area of the 12100 block of...

Valley Water set to require usage cuts

The local water district and cities in Santa Clara County are preparing to implement mandatory conservation measures in the face of an ongoing drought that threatens to severely diminish water supplies, according to authorities. The Valley Water board of directors at the June 9 meeting...

Gilroy votes: Two incumbents defeated in Nov. 5 city council election

In the Nov. 5 election for three seats on the Gilroy City Council, incumbent Zach Hilton holds a steady lead among the six candidates, according to data from the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters website.  Two other incumbents running for reelection—Fred Tovar and Rebeca...

Infinity U19 field hockey team wins prestigious Cal Cup International Tournament

The Infinity Sports Club made program history recently when its U19 field hockey team captured the gold medal in the prestigious California Cup International Tournament May 26-29 at Moorpark College.  This represents the first time Infinity’s highest age group won gold at the Cal Cup....

Letter: Vote against CA ballot proposition

George Soros spent millions to elect soft-on-crime DAs like Chesa Boudin in San Francisco, Pamela Price in Oakland and George Gascon in Los Angeles. Citizens have had enough of their policies, like catch and release, their practices of downgrading charges and their seeming insensitivity...

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