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April 25, 2026

Community Preparedness Month returns to Santa Clara County

With the increasing frequency of natural disasters, along with the constant awareness of the potential for the next big earthquake, Community Preparedness Month is back in Santa Clara County to help prepare the public with skills and resources for when emergencies occur.  During this month,...

Local Scene: Virtual election forum set, rental assistance applications available

Gilroy City Council and mayoral candidates will participate in a forum on Sept. 26 from 10am to noon, sponsored by the Gilroy branch of the American Association of University Women and the Gilroy Library.   There are two ways the public can view and take part:...

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...

DAs office recognizes cybercrime poster contest winners, participants 

The top three winners of this year’s countywide “Justice for All” high school poster contest—in which young artists and designers were asked to help raise awareness of the growing threat of cybercrime—are students at high schools in Gilroy.  The poster contest has been hosted annually...

Photos: Lowriders cruise downtown

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Dozens of drivers took their lowrider vehicles on a cruise through downtown Gilroy on March 26. The drive drew spectators along Monterey Street, snapping photos of the modified vehicles that thrilled onlookers by revving their engines and defying gravity with hydraulic suspension systems.

South County Courthouse displays student art

Dozens of original works created by elementary school students in Santa Clara County are on display for public viewing at the Morgan Hill Courthouse.  The works were submitted through the court’s 2025 art contest, according to a press release from Santa Clara County Superior Court....

Photos: Grass fire in San Martin burns six acres

A fire in San Martin burned about six acres of vegetation Friday afternoon. The fire was reported about 2:30pm July 23 in the area of New Avenue, according to CalFire. Crews used air tankers and air tactical equipment, along with numerous ground engines, to extinguish...

Bicycling takes center stage in May

The month of May is the Bay Area’s Bike to Wherever Month, formerly known as Bike to Work Day, and a series of events are scheduled in Gilroy to celebrate. During Bike to Wherever Days, everyone is encouraged to pedal around town, to do errands,...

County offers closer look at $97M in Covid costs

Santa Clara County released the most detailed look yet at its pandemic-related spending. In a memo issued Tuesday to the Board of Supervisors, county Finance Director Alan Minato said he identified 2,300 expenditures from at least seven different departments. All told, they amount to nearly...

Gilroy man arrested on suspicion of assault, vandalism

Gilroy Police arrested a 38-year-old man who allegedly broke establishment windows and punched a car’s windshield with a person still inside the vehicle. The Gilroy Police Department identified Mauricio Medina-Vera of Gilroy as the suspect in acts of assault and vandalism that prompted multiple 911...

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