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The Gilroy City Council will transition to district elections after receiving a demand letter under the California Voting Rights Act. Following a scheduled presentation at the Feb. 24 meeting from City Attorney Andy Faber and outside counsel from the firm Hanson Bridgett LLP, the seven-member...

Marie Blankley’s mayoral campaign continues to receive large donations from retirees, developers and other business interests, finance documents show. According to the latest Form 460 documents filed with the Gilroy City Clerk’s Office, Blankley raised $9,289 from Sept. 20 to Oct. 17, bringing the total...

Food pantries across South County are experiencing unprecedented demand following the suspension of SNAP benefits due to the federal government shutdown, with lines wrapping around blocks and new families seeking assistance at rates not seen since the COVID-19 pandemic. The Reach Out Food Pantry in...

Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian asked his colleagues to sincerely reflect and answer this question: “Does our board believe it can have confidence in the administration of the sheriff's department by current incumbent Sheriff Laurie Smith?” The answer, through an unanimous vote by the...

The Santa Clara County Superior Court is calling for people to apply for next year’s Civil Grand Jury—a volunteer watchdog agency that investigates local government.

Thieves steal an estimated 200,000 guns across the country every year, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and many of these firearms end up in the hands of violent criminals. Gilroy and Morgan Hill, both cities still reeling from major fatal shootings earlier this...

Robert Rivas, who represents 29th California district, was re-elected this week as Speaker of the California State Assembly.  Rivas, of Hollister, now begins his second year as Assembly Speaker following a unanimous vote by his Democratic colleagues on Dec. 2.  “I am filled with great pride...

Following multiple investigations prompted by tips from the community, Gilroy Police recently arrested two local residents accused of trafficking illegal drugs, authorities said.  Gilroy PD said Feb. 24 that investigators received a tip regarding a man suspected of trafficking narcotics from a home on the...

The Gilroy community rallied Aug. 19 to support relief efforts in Maui, Hawaii following the wildfires that swept through the island. Gilroy City Councilmember Fred Tovar partnered with the Gilroy Firefighters Association L2805 to organize the “Gilroy Fill the Boot” for Maui fundraiser.Seen donning vibrant...

An effort to vaccinate 1,000 farmworkers this week at Monterey Mushrooms’ north Morgan Hill facility began Sunday morning—the first day that frontline workers in the agricultural industry are eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine in Santa Clara County. Public health experts and labor advocates say that...