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June 29, 2026

Local Scene: Comedy show rescheduled; exhibit celebrates Black History Month

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Pintello Comedy Theater reschedules show Pintello Comedy Theater has rescheduled its comedic murder mystery “Clue: Onstage” to dates in March due to uncertainty surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. The new dates are Friday and Saturday evenings, March 11, 12, 19, 25, 26, April 1, at 8pm. Matinee...

Group pushes for police reform

About 40 people attended a demonstration in support of public safety reform and accountability in front of the Gilroy Police Department Thursday evening. The June 18 rally and press conference was organized by a group of local residents known as Gilroy Community Action on Policing....

Letter: Hats off to Jeff Garcia

Once again Jeff Garcia has returned to mentor the kids of Gilroy. Recently, with the help of many volunteers, Jeff and his team were able to put together a football camp for boys and girls. Gilroy youth of all ages enjoyed two days of...

State revokes alcohol licenses of two Gilroy liquor stores

Two Gilroy liquor stores had their alcohol licenses revoked March 4 following a months-long human trafficking investigation into the owners. M&M Liquors, 7901 Westwood Drive, Suite H, and Gavilan Market & Liquor, 8110 Westwood Drive, Suite A, are owned by Gilroy couple Balwinder and Amarjit...

Dolores Huerta to headline Hollister Visionary Women’s Luncheon

The Latino Coalition of San Benito County has announced that legendary labor and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta will attend the Annual Visionary Women’s Luncheon, set to take place 11:30am-3pm Aug. 23 at the Elks Lodge in Hollister.   The luncheon will include a silent auction...

Virtual Learning Academy now enrolling students

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Teachers say a growing program through the Gilroy Unified School District is reaching students who learn more effectively outside of the traditional classroom setting. Called the Virtual Learning Academy, the program, wrapping up its first year, offers online instruction through learning provider Edmentum. Students from kindergarten...

Guest view: Food security is critical to economic and national security on Central Coast

The agricultural stretch of California’s Central Coast along the Salinas Valley is often called the “Salad Bowl of the World,” and for good reason. It supplies more than 60% of the nation’s lettuce and substantial portions of strawberries, spinach and broccoli.  But beyond the fertile...

SVCT’s ‘A Comedy of Tenors’ opens Aug. 23

The stage is set: one hotel suite, four tenors, two wives, three girlfriends and a soccer stadium filled with screaming fans. What could possibly go wrong?  It’s 1930s Paris, and opera producer Henry Saunders (Jason Harris) is planning the concert of the century—as long as...

Photo: It’s rodeo time in Gilroy

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The Gilroy Rodeo is back in town for its fourth year, and to mark the occasion, country band Bootleg performed in the final Downtown Live concert of the year on Aug. 4. The rodeo kicks off Aug. 12 at 2365 Dunlap Ave. with line...

Gilroy schools to remain open amid Covid surge

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Gilroy schools are required to stay open for in-person instruction, even as high Covid-19 case numbers are keeping many students home and causing classrooms to be short-staffed, district officials say. Despite this, Gilroy Unified School District Superintendent Deborah Flores said the district agrees with county...

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