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September 28, 2024

Religion: Let’s do better for the homeless 

Any resident of California is aware of the large number of homeless individuals in the state. Even South County has numerous people readily identifiable as lacking a home.  Often they fill our creeks and sit along our sidewalks. More recently at St. Mary, I have...

Santa Clara County DA leaves Twitter due to hate speech

Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen announced Dec. 5 that he will deactivate his office's Twitter account due to the recent rise in hate speech on the platform. In a statement, Rosen called on other district attorneys around the country to leave Twitter in...

Local student heading to Germany through exchange program

Fianola Fellows
ASSE International announced that Christopher High School student Fianola Fellows is one of 250 high school students from across the United States to be awarded the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) scholarship for the 2022-2023 academic year.   CBYX is an exchange program co-sponsored by the U.S....

Gilroy tattoo shop owner is thankful for support

kenny brown 29:11 tattoo
In this season of Thanksgiving, Kenny Brown is grateful for many things. The owner of 29:11 Tattoo at 353 East 10th St., Unit C in Gilroy is thankful for his clients, who have supported him since he opened his business in 2020, even voting the...

County has ‘urgent need’ for fostering, adopting dogs

Santa Clara County officials say there is an “urgent need” for fostering and adopting dogs. The county’s Animal Services Center in San Martin is over capacity, and officials there have announced that the public can help by adopting and fostering dogs. Lisa Jenkins, program manager of...

Virtual Garlic Festival underway

Covid-19 may have halted plans to host the Gilroy Garlic Festival this year, but it doesn’t mean Gilroyans can’t bring the tastes and smells of Gourmet Alley into their own homes. Christopher Ranch debuted its first-ever “Virtual Garlic Festival” on July 1 on its Facebook...

Gilroy City Hall reopens following lengthy pandemic closure

Gilroy City Hall looks a little different since it was last open to the public in early 2020. The multiple entrances have now been reduced to a single entryway, with directional arrows on the sidewalk for those entering or exiting the building. Once inside, they...

Christopher’s Fantastic Four headed to CCS Track and Field Finals

Unlike the majority of the competitors in the Central Coast Section Track and Field Trials on June 12 at Soquel High in Aptos, Christopher’s Gabriela Baxter and a couple of her fellow athletes in the girls high jump event had to wait for what...

Iconic Tilton Ranch is for sale

The remaining acres of the iconic Tilton Ranch in the foothills northwest of Morgan Hill is for sale, for $20 million. The four parcels of undeveloped ranch land next to the Coyote Creek Open Space Preserve were advertised earlier this month by Hall and Hall,...

Letter: Take advantage of rebates for clean appliances

Gilroy has a lot to offer. What makes Gilroy so special are the people that make up each of my interactions here, from stopping by Camino Coffee for a morning pick-me-up to engaging with our local organizations working hard for causes that improve this...

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