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Grading is underway for a project that will add 100 housing units at the corner of Hecker Pass Road and Santa Teresa Boulevard, a heavily traveled intersection that serves as the gateway to Gilroy from the west. Some residents at the adjacent Village Green senior...

Rob Mendez and Brian Lammi first met in March 2019 at Donald Driver's Driven to Achieve Awards event in Milwaukee. A week or two later, the Gilroy-born Mendez reached out to Lammi for advice after a movie producer asked to meet with Mendez, whose...

The Gilroy City Council agreed to declare the mountainside behind Gilroy Gardens as surplus land to satisfy a state requirement before it pursues an expansion of the park. The Aug. 2 unanimous decision by the council gives housing developers 60 days to express interest in...

The SCU Lightning Complex Fire burned about 56,000 acres of Henry W. Coe State Park—about two-thirds of the park’s territory—but authorities say the blaze was good for the long-term health of the vast wilderness ecosystem.

If the socially distant trick-or-treat bags that are popping up in stores are any indication, Halloween is going to be different this year. While the ongoing health emergency has hindered many of the traditional activities, families who want to celebrate the spooky season in 2020...

’Twas a dark December night in Olde Gilroy, Boys and girls locked at home and quite annoyed. For Gavin once again laid the hammer down, ‘Masks violate my rights,” they frowned. Scotty’s and Porcella’s joined the Collective Past, Clocks and Collectibles stopped ticking just as fast. Covid-19 infected more than...

The Franchise Tax Board announced March 18 an updated special tax relief for all California taxpayers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. FTB is postponing until July 15 the filing and payment deadlines for all individuals and business entities for: • 2019 tax returns • 2019 tax return...

Could Gilroy become a recreation destination? That is the focus of a recently-formed group that has tasked itself with identifying ways to grow the city’s assets and elevate its status as a visitor destination. The Gilroy Economic Development Partnership, which held its first meeting in March,...

Two people—one a Hollister resident and one from Gilroy—died in a collision on Highway 25 near the border between Santa Clara and San Benito counties, according to authorities.  The Santa Clara County Coroner and Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victims of the fatal accident as...

Santa Clara County issued more than $115,000 in fines over the weekend to businesses failing to comply with local COVID-19 health guidelines, county officials said.