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December 6, 2025

Local Scene: Las Animas Park cleanup; Summit for Planet Earth

Help clean up Las Animas Park The City of Gilroy is inviting the public to a cleanup event at Las Animas Park on April 22 at 9am. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Mantelli parking lot located off Mantelli Drive, across from Floral Street. All volunteers...

Guest View, Peter Leroe-Muñoz: One man’s death, one nation’s self-reflection

By Peter Leroe-Muñoz Anger. Frustration. Heartsick. Those were a few of the emotions I felt watching the video that captured the killing of George Floyd. As a former Deputy District Attorney, and a current Councilmember, I see this as a moment that calls for honest...

Photos: City hosts Kids’ Triathlon

More than 100 children, ages 5-13, spent the sunny day running, swimming and navigating their way through an obstacle course set up on the Day Road campus for the event.

San Martin animal shelter moves from converted house into expansive campus

Since 1978, the Santa Clara County Animal Services Center operated out of a donated, 1930s-era converted home in San Martin that was woefully undersized for the 4,000 animals that passed through it annually. From the outside, no passersby would look at the hodgepodge of modular...

Religion: Unity not uniformity: U.S. religious freedom

The Interfaith Community of South County offers hope to thousands in Gilroy and Morgan Hill, especially those who may otherwise feel lonely or vulnerable. The kind of trust and respect members of our community have for one another encourages us to love our neighbor,...

Gilroy Police blotter: Feb. 16-19

Feb. 16 A stolen vehicle was recovered on the 87000 block of Murray Avenue, about 6:47pm Feb. 16.  A suspicious vehicle was reported on the 300 block of Tomkins Court, about 9:56am Feb. 16. The vehicle was gone when police arrived.  Someone reported fraudulent activity at 5:32pm...

Local Scene: Fundraising event set in Gourmet Alley, local students recognized

gourmet alley downtown gilroy fourth fifth street
Fundraising event set in Gourmet Alley The Gilroy Downtown Business Association will present Gourmet Alley: Urban Eats on the Street on June 26 from 5-9pm. The event, taking place in the alley between Fourth and Fifth streets, will feature live music, food, beer and wine. It...

Letter: Reject reelection effort

On the evening of Oct. 29, 2021, and into the next morning, a mass shooting occurred at the residence of Gilroy Councilwoman Rebeca Armendariz, during an underage “Beer and Marijuana” Halloween party with an estimated 100 teenage party-goers in attendance—a monumental violation of Gilroy’s...

Gilroy softball sparkles with 20-8 season, CCS finals appearance

Dusty Lester’s Gilroy softball team just completed the best two-year run at the school in 16 years. The Mustangs followed up last season’s 21-7 Central Coast Section Open Division campaign with a 20-8 roll that culminated in the CCS Division I final. Gilroy was on...

Police arrest teen for gun, drug trafficking

Gilroy Police in recent days have arrested a teenager accused of trafficking firearms and narcotics, and apprehended a man who was threatening community members with a sledgehammer, authorities said.  On March 11, local officers served search warrants seeking evidence of firearms and drug trafficking at...

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