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The City of Gilroy, in an attempt to attract candidates for vacant top administrator positions, will finance home purchases for a select few. The Gilroy City Council approved the program Oct. 21 in a 5-2 vote, but not without some strong objections from councilmembers Marie...

By Grace Hase For a few hours on Monday it seemed as though gyms, salons and other indoor operations would remain open in Santa Clara County, despite orders from Gov. Gavin Newsom to shut down businesses in jurisdictions on the state’s Covid-19 watch list. But that all changed...

Artists of all ages chalked the street in downtown Gilroy during the Chalk Fest presented by MANOS on Oct. 7. The artists, taking refuge from the nearly triple-digit temperatures under tents, created various works of art using chalk that followed a Dia de los...

Make no mistake: Darren Yafai is excited to be the new Christopher High football coach—it just wasn’t on his radar.  “By no means at all (was I thinking of doing this),” said Yafai, who spent the last five years as an assistant coach helping the...

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatality on Highway 101 after a driver crashed underneath the Buena Vista Avenue overpass in Gilroy Monday morning. According to CHP communications, the driver of a sedan was traveling northbound on Highway 101 at about 10:44am when, for...

The Gilroy City Council has selected Saratoga City Manager Matt Morley to be Gilroy’s new City Administrator. Morley’s appointment is scheduled for a formal vote by the council at the Jan. 5 meeting, which starts at 6pm at Council Chambers, 7351 Rosanna St.  Morley—a longtime...

If focus was a sound, it would probably be similar to the “whoosh” an arrow makes as it flies through the air. That was all that could be heard during the July 30-31 weekend at Kirigin Cellars in Gilroy, when the Traditional Target Archery Championships...

Bike Match Gilroy seeking donations Bike Match Gilroy, founded by Zach Hilton in April 2020, is continuing to grow. The program connects Gilroy residents who have an extra bicycle to those who need one. “In Gilroy, bicycles are essential transportation for many who need to travel to...

Horse owners, ranchers and agricultural advocates are sounding the alarm over proposed zoning amendments they say could force hundreds or more horses out of Santa Clara County and devastate an industry woven into the region’s rural heritage. The controversy centers on draft zoning ordinance amendments...

Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was arrested after he allegedly shot a man near an intersection north of Morgan Hill Feb. 28, according to authorities. San Jose Police reported on social media Tuesday morning that Velasquez had been booked at the Santa Clara County...