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The City of Gilroy is working on an ordinance that would ban people from sleeping in Uvas Creek and other public right-of-ways. However, some say the plan would force the homeless into more populated areas, namely residential neighborhoods and downtown. The Gilroy City Council got its...

I write this message with immense pride as the first in my family to graduate from college, earn a Bachelor's and a Master's degree, and embark on a doctorate program.  School has never been easy for me, but through hard work, determination and the unwavering...

Gavilan College announced that it will move forward with its commencement ceremony for the Class of 2020 but the celebration won’t take place until the end of the year. Jan Bernstein Chargin, director of public information at Gavilan, issued a press release on June 2...

Thomas Lopez Lara was the first to step up to the front, presenting his Mexican-inspired fruit salad dish to three of Gilroy’s most accomplished chefs. The pressure to impress these judges was not unlike that felt in television competitions such as “Master Chef,” as the...

After a disappointing sophomore season last year, Thomas Aguero was determined to have a standout 2023 season.  So far, he’s delivered. The Christopher High junior won two events—the 100-yard breaststroke and 200 individual medley—in the Blossom Valley Athletic League Championship Swim Finals on April 29...

Gilroy Police recognizes officers The Gilroy Police Department honored several officers during a recent event. “Between early 2020 and 2023, we have welcomed numerous department members, made several promotions, observed incredible police work, and bid farewell to long-time team members,” the department stated in an Instagram...

When South Valley Civic Theatre’s “Beauty and the Beast” ended its run on July 16, it began a meticulous process that many theater-goers don’t see. The sets, costumes and numerous props are loaded up into boxes and transported from the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse to...

Police arrested two teenagers May 25 suspected in the “random and unprovoked” murder of a Gilroy man in January. During a joint operation involving area law enforcement agencies, police arrested two male suspects, ages 15 and 16, after serving multiple search warrants in Gilroy, San...

The California Highway Patrol and Cal Fire were on the scene of a truck fire on southbound U.S. Highway 101, just south of the Cochrane Road exit Monday afternoon.  Reports of a truck carrying propane that caught fire came in at approximately 1:24pm July 1,...

Hundreds of veterans and their families, local officials and Gilroy residents gathered under sunny skies for the city’s annual Memorial Day ceremony May 26 at Gavilan Hills Memorial Park.  Hosted by the American Legion Gilroy Post 217, the ceremony at the First Street cemetery’s flagpole...