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The stabbing of a Gilroy restaurant owner by a homeless man in early January ignited new fears and frustrations among local business owners. Many small business owners feel they are bearing the brunt of what they see as a growing homeless population. Some of those...

The Peninsula Open Space Trust recently completed the transfer of 1,908 acres of Lakeside Ranch in Morgan Hill to the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency.  With the transaction, the Habitat Agency gains stewardship of one of the largest remaining intact ranches in the South Bay,...

The nomination period for candidates for local elected offices on the Nov. 5 general election ballot opened July 15 and will close at 5pm Aug. 9. The closing date can be extended to Aug. 14 for offices in which an eligible incumbent has not...

March 29 • A vehicle was burglarized on the 6400 block of Church Street and 8100 block of Murray Avenue. • Vandalism was reported on the 7800 block of Monterey Street at 1pm. • Petty theft was reported on the 500 block of IOOF Avenue at 2pm...

Foundation donates $50K to CHS Athletics The Christopher Family Foundation recently donated $50,000 to support Christopher High School’s Athletic Department. The donation will be used to augment start-up costs for all athletic department operations at the school following the cancellation of high school athletics due to...

Veterans Day events return to downtown The Veterans Day ceremony and parade returns to downtown Gilroy on Nov. 11.  The ceremony is at 11:11am in front of the new “Home of the Brave” mural at the Gilroy Veterans Hall, 74 West Sixth St., hosted by the...

The fight against pediatric cancer is an uphill and unfair fight. Libby Kranz, Chairperson of the Board at Unravel Pediatric Cancer in Gilroy, was hit by that fact like a lightning bolt when her oldest daughter Jennifer was diagnosed in 2013 with Diffuse Intrinsic...

That's all folks. It's a wrap for the 40th annual Gilroy Garlic Festival. After the last pepper steak had been served, the final beer poured, and as folks lingered in traffic driving home, all that remained, save for a Monday full of teardown work for...

Gilroy’s property values topped $9.2 billion during a record-setting year for Santa Clara County, according to data released by County Assessor Larry Stone on July 2. According to Deputy Assessor David Ginsborg, Gilroy saw a 6.4 percent increase in its assessed property values over the...

Downtown survey now live The City of Gilroy is seeking feedback on the downtown area through an online survey.  This survey provides an opportunity for residents, visitors and business and property owners to share their feedback regarding their priorities, values and concerns for topics specifically related...