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January 9, 2026

Market donates 500-plus turkeys to South County families

Thanks to generous donations from loyal customers of Rocca’s Market, more than 500 South County families in need will have a turkey on their Thanksgiving dinner table this week. Dan Keith, general manager of San Martin-based Rocca’s Market, organized the donation to St. Joseph’s Family...

Guest view: Film fest brings online cinema, family fun to South Valley

By Mattie Scariot The Poppy Jasper International Film Festival will take place virtually from Wednesday, April 7 to Tuesday, April 20 this year. This longtime, internationally acclaimed, local festival in Morgan Hill, San Martin, Gilroy, Hollister and San Juan Bautista will feature fantastic films, panels,...

Local Scene: Biking, walking survey; city hall flag applications

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Survey seeks input on walking, biking in Gilroy Santa Clara County Public Health is conducting a community survey in Gilroy to gather information about how residents and employees in the Downtown and East Gilroy neighborhoods participate in walking or bicycling.  The survey will be used to...

McDonald’s workers file health complaints

A group of employees at a Gilroy McDonald’s filed complaints to the county and state June 15, alleging that management endangered workers by not immediately notifying them of a staff member who tested positive of Covid-19. The owner/operator, meanwhile, said the restaurant took swift action...

Local Scene: Book sale returns; ‘American Pickers’ filming in California

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Book sale returns Nov. 12 The Friends of Gilroy Library holds a book sale every second Saturday of the month from 10am-1pm at the library, 350 West Sixth St. The next sale is Nov. 12. Books will be $5 per bag for members and $8 a bag...

Nurses’ one-day ‘strike’ fizzles

Tensions between Santa Clara County and a local nurses union hit a flash point March 11, when the union called a one-day strike at two county hospitals, in San Jose and Gilroy, beginning Tuesday morning, March 12. Picket lines were to be set up at...

Gilroy woman sentenced to jail for role in U.S. Capitol breach

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., sentenced Mariposa Castro, of Gilroy, to 45 days in jail Feb. 23 for her participation in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Castro, also known as Imelda Castro, was also ordered to pay a $5,000...

Gilroy unveils time capsule for 150th

Gilroy’s 150th anniversary celebration never came to be as planned, despite being months in the making. It was, as organizers describe it, “the best darn party that Gilroy never saw.” But, a year-and-a-half later on Sept. 13, it got a small send-off during the Gilroy...

Photos: Comic Con comes to South Valley

Hollister residents Atticus Ortiz dressed as Sonic the Hedgehog, and Jaydon Greer dressed as a Castle Guard complete with his family crest at the Ohana Toy Anime/Comic Con March 2 in downtown Hollister. Photo: Robert Airoldi Salinas residents Harvey Ilas, 12, dressed as Windego and...

CalFresh benefits increase by 22%

For the first time in more than four decades, recipients of a federal nutrition program will see a noticeable jump in food benefits, coming just as pandemic-related assistance starts to wind down for many families. As of Oct. 1, payments for CalFresh (known federally as...

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