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More than 100 veterans, family members and local residents attended a Veterans Day ceremony at the American Legion Gilroy Post on Sixth Street Nov. 11.  The ceremony included a presentation of colors by the American Legion Post 217 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6309...

An update to California’s Ralph M. Brown Act—which ensures that local government meetings are open to the public—requires Gilroy and other cities to offer remote participation options as well as translation and inclusivity for the public.  To comply with the legislature’s new requirements, in a...

Health officials across nine Bay Area jurisdictions announced their criteria Thursday to eventually lift the region's requirement to wear a mask indoors regardless of vaccination status. The health officers in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Sonoma counties and...

A 28-year-old Gilroy resident died in a traffic crash on Holsclaw Road Nov. 21, according to authorities.  About 8:49pm, the California Highway Patrol communications center received a report of a crash on Holsclaw Road north of Highway 152, the CHP said in a press release....

For Jackie Torres, starting golf at age 10 represented something more than just playing a sport—it was an opportunity to bond further with her dad John—the Gilroy High golf coach—every time they took the course together. After all, there is no other sport in...

The Amah Mutsun Land Trust this week announced that by the end of 2025, it will acquire a 50-acre property near the intersection of Highways 129 and 101 in San Juan Bautista—marking the first time the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band has regained full access...

For one team, nirvana. For another team, sheer and utter disappointment.  Those were the raw emotions on display in the aftermath of the Christopher High football team’s 21-19 win over Live Oak High in their regular-season finale on Nov. 4. Although the two teams finished...

An atmospheric river continued to drench the Bay Area on Monday morning, flooding roadways and bringing gusty winds to parts of the region. Totals for the last 48 hours show heavy rain in some locations around the greater Bay Area, with Mt. Tamalpais in Marin...

By Bay City News Santa Clara County officials are applauding a federal court's ruling that affirmed the county's ban on indoor gatherings. The ruling reversed the court's earlier decision to provide an exception for churches to the county's prohibition of indoor gatherings of any kind, after...

Squeals of laughter and the scent of hay filled the air as children raced through the corn maze, picked out pumpkins nearly as big as they were, and enjoyed rides at the annual fall festival at Swank Farms—a beloved South Valley tradition marking the...