Cat declawing, book censorship among new 2026 laws
Every year, lawmakers in Sacramento introduce a flurry of bills, most of which are eviscerated during the legislative process and end up on the Assembly or Senate trash heap. A select few make it to the governor’s desk, and assuming they dodge the veto...
Gilroy Gardens’ holiday lights events continue through Dec. 31
Hundreds of thousands of twinkling lights have transformed Gilroy Gardens into a winter wonderland, drawing families eager to experience the park’s North Pole Nights celebration through Dec. 31.
The immersive holiday event features dazzling light displays throughout the horticultural theme park, including a 100-foot North...
Weather service forecasts a wet holiday for South Valley
The South Valley is expecting and preparing for the strongest storms and heaviest rainfall of the season so far through the Christmas holiday, with wind and thunderstorms forecast through at least Dec. 26.
Valley Water, the water district that serves Santa Clara County, issued an...
Tempo Kitchen & Bar closes
Downtown Gilroy restaurant and event center Tempo Kitchen & Bar has closed, according to the establishment’s management.
“This has been an incredibly difficult decision, and we want to express our deepest gratitude for your support over the last four years,” says a statement on Tempo’s...
Nurses rally for safer staffing at Santa Clara County hospitals
Hundreds of registered nurses gathered Dec. 16 outside four Santa Clara County hospitals to protest what they describe as dangerous staffing cuts that threaten patient safety across the countywide hospital system.
The rally, organized by the Registered Nurses Professional Association, brought together nurses from multiple...
Gavilan, Mt. Madonna High School partner to expand early college access
Gavilan College and Gilroy Unified School District have established a new partnership to expand early access to higher education through dual enrollment college courses for students at Mt. Madonna High School, the college announced this week.
Mt. Madonna is a continuation high school designed for...
Police arrest Gilroy kidnapping suspect
Authorities arrested a man who is accused of assaulting and kidnapping a woman in Gilroy over this past weekend.
On Dec. 13, Gilroy Police received a call about a woman being held against her will at a motel on Monterey Road, the Gilroy Police Department...
Pedestrian dies in Gilroy traffic collision
Gilroy police are investigating a traffic collision that resulted in the death of a female pedestrian over the weekend.
On Dec. 12, emergency dispatchers received calls reporting a vehicle had hit a pedestrian on the 5400 block of Monterey Road, Gilroy Police said in a...
Family charged with running brothels in Santa Clara County
Authorities charged members of a San Jose family with running a satellite of brothels—including locations in South Santa Clara County—that were trafficking dozens of women and bringing in about $1 million a year.
Multiple co-defendants face felonies related to their operation of a network of...
Grant brings Poppy Jasper scavenger hunt to public transit
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority has awarded an $18,000 grant to the Poppy Jasper International Film Festival to create a transit-oriented scavenger hunt connecting the downtowns of Gilroy and Morgan Hill during the festival's eight-day run in April.
The grant, part of VTA’s Transit-Oriented...
