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December 7, 2025

Humor and heartbreak hit the stage in ‘Fun Home’

South Valley Civic Theatre’s production of “Fun Home” explores how one woman revisits her fractured childhood with a closeted father through the lens of memory, blending humor with heartbreak in a wandering journey through family secrets, missed opportunities and, ultimately, forgiveness and acceptance. Based on...

More city workers laid off as cuts deepen

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Faced with dwindling revenue brought on by the Covid-19 outbreak, the City of Gilroy is set to lay off 10 more workers after it was unable to reach a concessions agreement with an employee group. The 12 positions cut, two of which are vacant, are...

Teachers authorize strike if deal not reached

If a new contract agreement cannot be reached over the summer months, Gilroy teachers have voted to strike at the start of the 2018-19 school year. In a June 6 vote of 544 Gilroy Teachers Association members, the union reported that 84 percent were in...

Garlic facility sale terminated

An investment firm’s $110 million deal to buy a Gilroy onion and garlic processing facility fell through due to financial difficulties caused by Covid-19. Olam International, one of Gilroy’s largest private employers, announced in November that it had sold its onion and garlic processing facility...

Former UFC fighter Velasquez sentenced to prison for Morgan Hill shooting

Former UFC fighter and Gilroy resident Cain Velasquez was sentenced to five years in prison for a “vigilante shooting spree” that wounded an unintended target and fired bullets near a school crowded with children in Morgan Hill, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office...

Five fatalities reported in two Aug. 14 collisions on Hwy. 156

Four people traveling on Highway 156 Sunday evening died after their vehicle collided with a big rig truck, according to authorities. The crash occurred about 8:05pm Aug. 14 just west of Fairview Road, says a press release from the California Highway Patrol. The four occupants...

County declares local drought emergency

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The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors became the most recent South Bay agency to take action on shrinking water supplies, as the body on June 22 declared a local emergency due to extreme drought conditions. “As Californians, we all know how precious water is....

Gilroy brewery toasts ‘The Wave’

It was a match made in heaven. The Promised Land Brewery in Gilroy developed a new craft beer called “The Wave,” after “Krazy” George Henderson, the man who invented the act that has become popular in stadiums across the country. Owner and brewer Brian Schwab said...

Hollister OKs biker rally return

The Hollister Independence Rally is set to return to town on Fourth of July weekend, for the first time since 2017. The city council voted unanimously at the Jan. 7 meeting to approve and authorize the 2025 motorcycle rally in downtown Hollister. City Manager David...

Body identified as missing San Martin man

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office confirmed this week that a body found Dec. 15 in unincorporated Gilroy has been identified as a missing San Martin man.  The remains were positively identified as Gabriel Laradelara, 21, who was last seen alive Dec. 1 in Gilroy.  Laradelara’s...

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