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The Gilroy Foundation Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting victims fund grew to nearly $1.2 million this week, as the foundation announced it had approved the first applications for funds. As of Aug. 20 at noon, the fund totaled $1,167,431 in donations in the 22 days since...

Since 1972, when he missed a Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meeting and got assigned an unwanted task, Phil Buchanan, 79, has worked on putting up Gilroy’s downtown Christmas Tree and banners. But what started as an unexpected chore, has become a real labor...

The declining enrollment across Gilroy Unified School District has officials looking at ways to more evenly distribute the number of students across its elementary schools. While nearly half of the district’s schools are expected to have double-digit percentage decreases in five years, Las Animas Elementary...

Projected costs of the massive Anderson Dam reconstruction project in Morgan Hill have risen to approximately $2.3 billion, according to a report prepared by engineers for the Santa Clara Valley Water District. Two years ago, the cost of the dam project—required for earthquake protection and...

Homeless service providers helped residents of a growing encampment along Highway 101 move out of the area March 18 in anticipation of a cleanup by Caltrans crews. However, in the early morning, Caltrans notified city officials that they would be postponing the sweep at a...

March 8 • Vandalism was reported on the 400 block of Automall Court. • Police made a warrant arrest on Arbor Street and Mantelli Drive at 9am. • Police responded to a report of trespassing on the 600 block of Birdsong Street at 10am. • A sexual offense...

In my last column I highlighted Rosy and Rich Bergen’s Little Uvas Vineyard (LUV) and their facility called “The Garage” at 255 Fitzgerald Ave. in San Martin. Their long range plan is to have other businesses, like other wineries and eateries, help fill the...

Moments before every softball game, Sarah Starks feels at peace. The Christopher High senior has a very good reason for feeling this way.  “My mindset going into every game is I know it’s not necessarily what you do on the field, but at that moment it’s...

New plans submitted to San Benito County show more details for the commercial development proposed near Highway 101 and Betabel Road—including an expanded variety of uses for the farm stand building that is currently under construction. The McDowell Charity Trust—the owner and developer of the...

Local journalist Kimberly Ewertz will be the featured author during a book signing event June 18 from 1-3pm at Barnes and Noble, 6825 Camino Arroyo in Gilroy. Ewertz is the author of “Family Redefined: Childhood Reflections on the Impact of Divorce.” She spent the last...