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With a flurry of new laws ready to take effect, this publication took a look at a handful of the more notable ones, which take on several aspects of criminal justice, health services and firearms.  WALKING A FINE LINE Before Assembly Bill 2147 was signed into...

More than 100 children, ages 5-13, spent the sunny day running, swimming and navigating their way through an obstacle course set up on the Day Road campus for the event.

Anisha Munshi has been selected as the finalist for Gilroy Unified School District’s next superintendent, the Board of Education announced May 2. The board is scheduled to approve Munshi’s employment at its May 18 meeting. The district has been searching for its next superintendent after Deborah...

R&B soul band BTown performs at the Downtown Live concert series on June 22. The eight-week series, hosted by the Gilroy Downtown Business Association, kicked off the previous week and will run Thursdays from 5-9pm through Aug. 3. A block of Monterey Street from...

When Jalen Hernandez broke his right pitching hand punching something out of frustration a little over a month ago, he had no idea he would get a chance to make things right.  “I broke my hand and punched something I shouldn’t have, but I learned...

After an overachieving 2024-25 season, the NHL’s Calgary Flames and their goalkeeper, South County native Dustin Wolf, took a step back in 2025-26. As the season heads into its final week, the Flames are several steps back from the last playoff position and will...

Kathleen Rose will retire from her position as Gavilan College’s superintendent and president on July 1. Rose made the announcement during the Oct. 7 Board of Trustees Development meeting. “My family and I are ready for a new chapter in my life and after many months...

A big rig carrying 40,000 pounds of printer paper toppled into a ravine on Highway 152 (Hecker Pass) just after 9am May 6.  The California Highway Patrol said the male driver, who suffered minor injuries, was traveling from Los Angeles to Watsonville for the PTS,...

In Santa Clara County Supervisor District 1, San Jose Councilmember Sylvia Arenas led on Election Day, and never looked back. On the eighth day of ballot counting, Arenas cemented her victory, roaring to a more than 9,000-vote lead over former council member Johnny Khamis, with...

The nomination period for candidates for local elected offices on the Nov. 5 general election ballot opened July 15 and will close at 5pm Aug. 9. The closing date can be extended to Aug. 14 for offices in which an eligible incumbent has not...