Fire blazes through San Martin
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A fire that ripped through southeast San Martin burned 20 acres of vegetation and multiple homes, displacing 21 residents of the rural unincorporated community.
The blaze started about 4:15pm July 25 as a vegetation fire in the area of the 12100 block of...
Christopher Ranch exec reaches out to community after Garlic Festival shooting
Ken Christopher joined friends and family at home the afternoon of July 28, celebrating the 4,000 volunteers who poured in countless hours to make Gilroy’s annual celebration of cloves and community a success.
The 41st annual Gilroy Garlic Festival was well on its way to...
Holocaust survivor to speak, perform in Morgan Hill Nov. 18
Saul Dreier, a survivor of the Holocaust and founder of the Holocaust Survivor Band, will speak and perform at a special event in Morgan Hill on Nov. 18.
Born in Poland in 1925, Dreier’s youth came to a halt in 1939 with the outbreak of...
County creates guide for children’s issues
With nearly 438,000 children living in Santa Clara County, it is important elected officials and voters understand how funding and policy decisions impact children’s lives, according to an Oct. 11 announcement from the County Office of Education.
In partnership with the Local Early Education Planning...
Photo: Celebrating Donald ‘Elvis’ Prieto’s life of service
Edgar Zaldana (right) of the Arts and Culture Commission presents the Lifetime Community Service Award for Donald “Elvis” Prieto to Prieto’s family during the Gilroy City Council meeting on Sept. 13. Prieto, who died on May 1 at the age of 54, was known...
State OKs $485M for new Pacheco Reservoir
The California Water Commission on Tuesday, July 24 approved $484.55 million to dramatically expand the Pacheco Reservoir in southeast Santa Clara County for drinking water reserves and improved protections for steelhead salmon.
The money comes from the state’s Proposition 1 approved by California voters, and...
3.0-magnitude earthquake reported in San Martin
A 3.0-magnitude earthquake was reported Tuesday morning near San Martin in southern Santa Clara County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake was reported at 10:40am April 11 and was centered about 5 miles east-northeast of San Martin and 12 miles east of Morgan...
Photo: More parking coming soon
The construction of a new parking lot in downtown Gilroy got a little help from the Gilroy City Council during a groundbreaking ceremony on July 14. The 140-spot lot, at a cost of $2,310,000, will take over a vacant lot and the former Gilroy...
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...
Gilroy Police blotter, April 10-17, 2023
April 10
• A vehicle was reportedly burglarized on the 7300 block of Monterey Street.
• Theft was reported on the 8500 block of Church Street.
April 11
• Police responded to a report of a robbery on the 8300 block of Arroyo Circle at midnight.
• An assault...






















