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Nominations sought for Architectural Awards The Gilroy Historical Society is seeking nominations for its 2021 Architectural Awards. The awards honor those who have invested in the preservation and beautification of their home or building. The categories for nominations are: • Historic Design Award: For a new building in...

Every year, California’s legislators send a flurry of bills to the governor in hopes he or she will sign them. And that’s before the byzantine legislative process that leaves most proposed laws on Assembly and Senate cutting floors. In 2023, the lawmakers sent off 1,046...

Open letter to Hon. Sean Duffy, U.S. Secretary of Transportation: Re: USDOT F.R.A.'s Notice of Proposed Determination 6-4-2025 In my opinion, the reason for the failure of the CAHSRA’s high speed rail proposal is its reliance on the public sector model of transport funding as seen...

The Gilroy City Council will transition to district elections after receiving a demand letter under the California Voting Rights Act. Following a scheduled presentation at the Feb. 24 meeting from City Attorney Andy Faber and outside counsel from the firm Hanson Bridgett LLP, the seven-member...

Crews recently cleared a homeless encampment underneath a bridge on IOOF Avenue that crosses Miller Slough, where parents of students from the adjacent schools have frequently expressed their concerns over safety for their children. But with limited shelters already at capacity, those who were asked...

Gilroy High’s two distance aces—seniors Nicholas Guzman and Karina Rodriguez—have achieved their dreams of signing to run at the four-year level.  Stalwarts for the Mustangs’ cross country and track and field teams since their freshmen year, Guzman and Rodriguez were overcome with emotion as they...

Christopher HS Football (3-1 overall) Recent results: Won 31-21 at Palo Alto; Won 47-0 at Gilroy Upcoming games: 7:15pm Sept. 26 at Branham NOTES: Jaxen Robinson completed 11-of-16 passes for 184 yards and three touchdowns to beat the Mustangs. The aerial scores went to Salomon Quintero, Evan...

The Gavilan Joint Community College District extends from the Coyote Valley to the southern edge of San Benito County, and includes the communities of Morgan Hill, San Martin, Gilroy, Hollister, San Juan Bautista, Tres Pinos and Paicines, along with the surrounding rural areas. It...

Adopt a Family for Christmas Gilroy City Councilmember Fred Tovar will host his third annual Santa Meet and Greet and Holiday Giveaway on Dec. 16 to support preschool families, and is looking for volunteers to help bring cheer to local children. Tovar is partnering with local...

With potential vaccines still in trials, and the number of cases and deaths due to Covid-19 still rising, the fight against the novel coronavirus continues. As an American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine Diplomate, Dr. Kusum Atraya of Gilroy Family Dental has found a way...