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Business and city leaders have embarked on a “Jumpstart Downtown” campaign this year that plans to clean up blight along the Monterey Street corridor and assist property owners with reduced permitting fees. New businesses slated to open this year include a group of breweries and...

Once students are allowed to return to the classroom, middle schoolers will be envious of those who attend Brownell Middle School. Construction is nearly wrapped up on a three-year, $71 million renovation project that transformed the post-World War II era-constructed school into a technologically advanced...

It’s July! Congratulations, all you recent graduates! Happy birthday, USA!  Only one more year until the big 250th! Until then, is anyone else thrilled that the Gilroy Garlic Festival is returning this year, nestling into Gilroy Gardens on July 25-27? Bittersweet (but understandable) that the...

With the first day of school rapidly approaching and Covid-19 circulating at a high rate, health officials are urging parents to get their youngest vaccinated against the virus. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized vaccinations for children ages 6 months to 5...

May 8 • A vehicle was reported stolen on the 300 block of IOOF Avenue. • Theft was reported on the 5300 block of Monterey Frontage Road. • A home was reportedly vandalized on the 9000 block of Kern Avenue. • A stolen vehicle was recovered on the...

Christopher High boys volleyball coach Kevin Bruce hopes the team learned a valuable lesson in a five-set win over San Benito High on April 5. Up two games to none and seemingly cruising to victory, the Cougars instead received a scare in what would’ve...

A suspect wanted for allegedly shooting at a process server over the weekend in Santa Clara County was arrested on Feb. 1, authorities said. Christopher Croul, 64, was taken into custody without incident in Morgan Hill but no other details were released about how investigators...

During on-again-off-again rain showers, about a dozen people helped dig trenches and plant young trees along a heavily used trail in Christmas Hill Park Saturday morning. The work helped establish a demonstration site, installed in partnership with Santa Clara County and Our City Forest, to...

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously May 26 to extend an eviction moratorium on residential and commercial tenants through August, but the decision is contingent on Gov. Gavin Newsom extending the state’s order before it expires on May 31. If Newsom does...

As a result of Covid-19 and the subsequent economic downturn, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is now providing food assistance to an average of 500,000 people every month—twice as many people as it served pre-pandemic.