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March 26, 2026

Christopher High boys basketball team coalescing at the perfect time

Last spring, the Christopher High boys basketball team—despite returning most of its key players from the 2019-2020 team that advanced to the program’s first-ever Central Coast Section playoff championship game—couldn’t come up with the answers as it made a somewhat shocking early exit from...

Amid fears of ICE, farmers markets see mixed impact

On a normal Friday afternoon, the farmers market in downtown Watsonville—which draws vendors and customers from Hollister, Gilroy and beyond—is a bustling, joyous event, with gaggles of children playing in a bounce house and families happily in long lines to purchase fresh produce and...

Christopher, Gilroy football players suit up one last time in Central Coast All-Star Game

For the local athletes selected to play in the 36th annual Central Coast All-Star Football Game at Rabobank Stadium on Jan. 14 at 7pm, the contest represents one last chance to put on their pads and compete with and against their friends in their...

State to impose regional stay-home orders to ease Covid-19 hospitalizations

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new stay-at-home order Thursday that will be targeted at regions of the state with diminished intensive care unit capacity as the state attempts to slow its surge of new Covid-19 cases.

Simmitri Solar runs lean and clean

Despite the implementation of new tariffs on imported solar panels, Simmitri Inc Affordable Roofing and Solar is using innovation to ensure that the sun will not set on a budding industry. Simmitri Inc Affordable Roofing and Solar started in 1995 strictly as a roofing...

Rivas leads effort to combat growing retail theft problem

Nearly four months after forming a bipartisan select committee and two hearings later, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas announced legislation Feb. 15 to combat shoplifting and organized retail theft—just beating a legislative deadline to introduce new bills. The Hollister Democrat joined Democratic Assemblymembers Rick Zbur of...

Amah Mutsun Tribal Band urges Gilroy to rethink bell

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A replica bell approved more than a year ago for downtown Gilroy faces opposition from the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, who say such markers symbolize enslavement of Native Americans during the Spanish colonization period. Those in support of the bell, however, say it does not...

Highway 101 reopens in Gilroy after utility pole crash

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UPDATE 2pm: Both directions of Highway 101 have reopened. The driver of the vehicle was transported to Valley Medical Center in San Jose with unknown injuries. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Highway 101 between Monterey Road and Highway 25 in Gilroy is currently shut down after a vehicle hit a...

Gilroy eyes Hecker Pass for recreational development

The City of Gilroy is reaching out to developers to see if they have a plan to turn the 536 acres around Gilroy Gardens into a recreation destination. The Gilroy City Council on Nov. 2 agreed to circulate a request for proposals for the “Hecker...

Colibri Gallery donates to 6th Street Studios

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Colibri Gallery in Morgan Hill recently donated $2,345 to a local nonprofit, 6th Street Studios & Art Center in Gilroy, to support its children’s art programming. Colibri Gallery hosted its second annual Morgan Hill Plein Air Paint Out in October. The local community was invited...

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