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July 6, 2025

Downtown music series wraps up

The Downtown Live summer concert series wrapped up on Aug. 22, after nine weeks of new bands in a different location with an unexpected vigil in between. The series, organized by the Gilroy Downtown Business Association, ran every Thursday since June 20, with the exception...

Local Scene: Las Animas Elementary wins bike rack contest

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Las Animas wins countywide bike rack contest Las Animas Elementary School earned first place in the 2023 Santa Clara County Department of Public Health Bike Rack Decorating Contest. The judges chose Las Animas Elementary’s decorated bike rack entry out of all submissions received from elementary schools...

South County Youth Task Force events draw community together

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South County Youth Task Force (SCYTF) and its community partners have been busy at work this spring and start of the summer to create a welcoming, responsive and unified South County.  This year’s work began with “The Day of the Child,” the first event in...

Celebrate Chanukah Dec. 29 in South County

A Community Chanukah Festival, hosted by the Chabad Jewish Center of South County, is scheduled for 4-5:30pm Dec. 29 at the Morgan Hill Downtown Amphitheater.  Everyone in South County is invited to the free, family-friendly event that celebrates the festive spirit of Chanukah with a...

Gilroy leads county in arrests

A new report by Santa Clara County shows that Gilroy is the new epicenter of increased crime in the county. Arrests in Gilroy’s 95020 ZIP code totaled 2,187 in 2017, more than 19 percent higher than the totals for downtown San Jose’s 95112 ZIP, and...

Local car dealer donates vehicle to Gilroy HS

The Ford Store/Morgan Hill donated a 2016 Ford Focus to Gilroy High School to be used for learning in on-campus automotive classes. “We are proud to be part of this program and partner with Gilroy High School to help provide these students with hands-on training...

Cougars lacrosse makes strides

Alex Eidler is building the Christopher High boys lacrosse program. The Cougars are 10-1 overall this year, 4-1 and in second place in the Blossom Valley Athletic League. The squad was 8-4 last year, 8-3 in league action.  This season, they have decisive BVAL wins...

Homegrown educator takes over at CHS

Gilroy officials have turned to homegrown administrator Jeremy Dirks to bring back some stability to the principal’s office at Christopher High School, which is now on its third principal in as many years. Dirks, who was promoted from his assistant principal’s position at South Valley...

Couple returns to ashes

Jayme and Jeremy Simmons were just about to head out on the Rubicon Trail, a 22-mile route through the Sierra Nevada, when they got the message from Jayme’s mom. They had made the trip annually for the last 13 years and were about to be...

New Cal-OSHA rules allow vaccinated workers to forego masks

Fully vaccinated workers will no longer be required to wear a mask regardless of whether their co-workers are unvaccinated following new guidance Thursday from the state's workplace safety agency. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health's Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted to...

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