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Gilroy school district leaders have decided to shift Measure E priorities from an immediate need to build a new elementary school to a more pressing issue of modernizing  Brownell and South Valley middle schools. This change in plans comes after a Jan. 18 presentation by...

Amid fears and recent reports of federal immigration authorities targeting undocumented immigrants in local communities, law enforcement leaders and public officials throughout the South Valley have attempted to reassure their communities that residents are safe from local action.  Santa Clara County Sheriff Bob Jonsen and...

What started as a childhood passion has transformed into a professional haunted house operation run by two local teenagers who are proving that age is no barrier to entrepreneurship. Jack Teresi, 19, and Luke Conor, 18, are the co-designers behind Ethereal Acres, a home-grown haunted...

Christopher Ranch recently planted its 2021 garlic crop for what is expected to be another year of unprecedented demand. The Gilroy-based company also recently opened a new facility in Southern California, which not only serves the southern end of the state, but also the Southwest...

The public will have the opportunity to weigh in on the future of Gilroy Gardens while the City of Gilroy evaluates the two proposals it received for the park and the surrounding property over the next few months. The City of Gilroy received two proposals—one...

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck southern Santa Clara County Monday morning at 5:58 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.  The quake struck at a depth of 5.9 kilometers, about 9 kilometers east/northeast of San Martin.  Cal Fire spokesperson Josh Shifren said there had been no...

A major development proposed for northern San Benito County could soon qualify for the November ballot after proponents gathered signatures in what they are calling “record time.” Opponents, however, say the initiative process allows the developer to supersede environmental review. The Strada Verde Innovation Park Voter...

In terms of the upper-echelon running talent in the Central Coast Section, few have improved as much as Gilroy High sophomore Joshua Guzman in a span of just one year. Last season, Guzman finished 21st in the CCS Championship Division III race in 16 minutes,...

Input sought on downtown alleyways The City of Gilroy is seeking public input on the downtown alleyways. The city was recently awarded a $3.9 million grant through the California Department of Transportation Clean California Grant Program for infrastructure and aesthetic improvements of Gourmet Alley and Railroad...

The state’s continuous stormy weather is only making California’s large snowpack even larger, state water officials confirmed during their third snow survey of the year.   Combined with the series of winter storms that hit California in December and January, recent storms have given the state...