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January 18, 2026

Gavilan celebrates largest graduating class in college’s history 

Gavilan College honored its largest graduating class in school history May 24, awarding 1,779 associate degrees and certificates during a ceremony at the college’s Gilroy campus. It was Gavilan’s 105th commencement ceremony.  “Class of 2025, congratulations. You are a part of history,” Gavilan College Superintendent...

Election 2020: Rivas opens with lead in Assembly race

Robert Rivas took the lead over his opponent Gregory Swett for the State Assembly 30th District seat in a preview of the November election. In early unofficial results released at 8:30pm March 3, Rivas garnered 63 percent of the vote across the district in the two-person...

Council eliminates housing loan program for executives

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The Gilroy City Council eliminated a short-lived program Feb. 22 that would have provided home loans to department heads. In October 2019, the council, on a 5-2 vote, agreed to establish the program that would provide up to $800,000 loans to attract candidates to fill...

Gilroy casino reopens outdoors

Gilroy gamblers will once again have a place to test their skills and luck. Garlic City Casino has moved many of its games into a 2,000-square-foot tent in its parking lot at 8630 San Ysidro Ave., and the colorful lights of the casino are once...

Highway interchange construction is under way

Crews are pictured June 13 moving dirt on the west side of the interchange of Highway 101 and State Route 25 in south Gilroy. Construction began earlier this month on the long planned new interchange project, which is designed to ease congestion, improve safety...

Group to begin gathering signatures in councilmember recall effort

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A group seeking to recall Gilroy City Councilmember Rebeca Armendariz will now start collecting signatures after its petition was approved by City Clerk Thai Pham on June 14. Proponents now have until Oct. 12 to gather at least 6,217 signatures, or 20% of the 31,082...

San Martin rape suspect back in court Feb. 21

The judge also ordered a restraining order against Bobian, prohibiting him from being within 300 yards of his accuser for at least one year.

Letter: Taxpayers cannot afford a transportation boondoggle

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...

Photo: Gilroy Museum recognizes volunteer

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On Dec. 7, the Gilroy Historical Society hosted an unveiling ceremony at the Gilroy Museum. The unveiling was for the recently approved renaming of the museum’s research room, now called the Claudia Kendall Salewske Research Room. Salewske was a longtime museum volunteer and author...

Toy drive collects more than 1K gifts and counting

The Neon Exchange is hosting the House of Toys gift drive, which runs through Dec. 19. More than 1,100 toys, 300 stockings and $2,000 worth of gift cards have been collected and are being distributed by reservation, which can be made through Mt. Madonna YMCA. The...

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