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April 19 • Vandalism was reported on the 6100 block of Monterey Street, 200 block of East Tenth Street and 9100 block of Church Street. • A vehicle was burglarized on the 7100 block of Camino Arroyo. • A business was burglarized on the 100 block of...

A downtown mural currently in the works is nearing completion, and volunteers are welcomed to help paint. Women and girls are invited to participate in creating the Women’s Downtown Collaborative Mural, which is being painted on the rear of The Neon Exchange building in Gourmet...

The 2019-2020 season was a historic one for the Christopher High boys basketball team, which advanced to a Central Coast Section championship game and won a game in the CIF NorCal playoffs before falling in the regional semifinals.  On paper, incredibly enough, this year’s team...

At 14 years old and nearly 6 feet tall, Reyna Padron is taller than most of her peers. She’s had to deal with the occasional name-calling from others, especially from boys jealous of her height. But she doesn’t let that drag her down, and that...

Gavilan College hosting job fair The Gavilan College Career/Transfer Center is hosting a Virtual Career & Job Fair on April 29 from 9am-2pm. Students and community members will have the opportunity to speak with people that work in a variety of industries, as well as apply...

Immigrants are essential The Statue of Liberty has been welcoming immigrants for many years. In California our economy and way of living depend on field workers, many of whom are immigrants. Our culture has been enriched by the new foods, music, art and life experiences...

It’s not every day you see a bear in Gilroy. Especially one that walks on two legs with a disproportionately large head and a cartoonish face. Jessy Larios, a 33-year-old from Lynwood, is walking 400 miles from Los Angeles to San Francisco, all while in...

The Gilroy City Council approved a recommended design for a downtown parking lot April 19. The parking lot, proposed at the corner of Eigleberry and Seventh streets, is expected to go out to bid later this year after the design is finalized. The site is currently...

A committee tasked with finding ways to address homelessness in Gilroy gave an update on its activities to the city council on April 19. The Homeless Ad Hoc Committee, which consists of Councilmembers Dion Bracco, Carol Marques and Fred Tovar, formed in September with the...

A 32-year-old Gilroy woman died in a solo-vehicle crash early Monday in Prunedale. California Highway Patrol officer Jessica Medueño said the woman was driving a 2007 Mazda 3 sedan westbound on Highway 156 at Cathedral Oak Road near Castroville around 6:30am.  For unknown reasons she lost...