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The Gilroy Chamber of Commerce is leading a charge of business owners who are petitioning the county to reopen establishments shuttered by the Covid-19 shelter-in-place order. Santa Clara County, meanwhile, loosened some restrictions on its order May 18 that allows stores to offer curbside pickup. On...

Gilroy is turning up the volume this summer as Downtown Live returns for another unforgettable concert season. Every Thursday from 5-9pm through Aug. 14, the streets of downtown Gilroy will come alive with music, food and community connections.  This free, family friendly series is a...

A Gilroy woman was sentenced this week for elder fraud and embezzling more than $100,000 from a Morgan Hill winery that employed her, according to authorities.  Stacey Greenlee, 62, worked as an administrative assistant for Guglielmo Winery’s elderly owner from October 2022 to March 2024,...

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved a $13.7 billion budget for 2025-26 that allocates funding for behavioral health treatment and homelessness prevention—despite uncertainty over future state and federal funding sources, according to county officials.  The budget approved June 12 emphasizes essential safety net...

A San Jose civilian community service officer, arrested last month on suspicion of gun crimes charges, was arrested again this week for possession of child pornography, according to San Jose police. Police on Nov. 4 said Denis Shevchenko, 40, of Gilroy, a non-sworn civilian community...

A $4 million settlement was reached between Firestone Complete Auto Care and prosecutors in 29 counties over allegations that Firestone disposed of hazardous waste unlawfully in California. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Christopher Rudy on Friday ordered civil penalties of $2.865 million, which will...

A traffic stop on Highway 152 by the California Highway Patrol in Santa Clara County led to the seizure of 70 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and the arrest of a Los Banos man. CHP officer Israel Murillo said an officer, aided by a K-9, found...

Santa Clara County’s 2021 Advisory Redistricting Commission is asking the community to give feedback on Wednesday and Saturday on draft maps of proposed new supervisorial district boundaries.  Residents can review the maps during the virtual meetings at 6:30pm Wednesday or at 2pm Saturday. After every decennial...

Santa Clara Family Health Plan this week announced the purchase of a building for its future Community Resource Center in South Santa Clara County.  The health plan recently closed escrow on the property located at 150 Leavesley Road in Gilroy, says a press release from...

A Gilroy man suspected of a homicide in Milpitas last weekend was found dead in a hotel room Wednesday night, according to police.