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Christopher football comes up clutch, wins share of first-ever A-league title

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...

South Valley resident earns UC Santa Cruz scholarship

Cipriano Echezarreta, a graduate of the Gavilan College Class of 2024 who will transfer to UC Santa Cruz in the fall, was awarded the prestigious Karl S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Scholarship.  Echezarreta, a resident of San Juan Bautista, is an environmental science major whose career...

Gilroy smoke shops cited for selling flavored tobacco, magic mushrooms

Authorities recently cited four Gilroy businesses for illegally selling flavored tobacco products and items containing hallucinogenic psilocybin, Gilroy Police said.  The Gilroy Police Department and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration recently performed a targeted enforcement operation at local smoke shops suspected of...

Gavilan celebrates largest graduating class in college’s history 

Gavilan College honored its largest graduating class in school history May 24, awarding 1,779 associate degrees and certificates during a ceremony at the college’s Gilroy campus. It was Gavilan’s 105th commencement ceremony.  “Class of 2025, congratulations. You are a part of history,” Gavilan College Superintendent...

County health prepares to vaccinate children under 5

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Santa Clara County health officials said June 17 that they are ready to open Covid-19 vaccine eligibility to the county’s youngest children once they are federally authorized as expected next week.  Federal regulators are on track to approve the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines as soon...

Gilroy woman accused of bogus cancer fundraising scheme

A Gilroy woman has been charged with wire fraud after federal investigators determined she solicited more than $60,000 in donations by falsely claiming she was suffering from cancer and undergoing treatment, according to authorities.

Santa Clara County expects more vaccine doses this month

Santa Clara County now expects to get 39,300 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in December, in addition to doses of the Pfizer vaccine, public health officials announced Wednesday.

Covid-19 enforcement efforts to intensify during holiday shopping weekend

The county will ramp up its Covid-19 safety enforcement efforts this weekend as hordes of holiday shoppers are expected to descend on malls and other stores. At a press conference Nov. 24, Santa Clara County officials announced that the Covid-19 Business Compliance Unit will be...

Gilroy votes: Two incumbents defeated in Nov. 5 city council election

In the Nov. 5 election for three seats on the Gilroy City Council, incumbent Zach Hilton holds a steady lead among the six candidates, according to data from the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters website.  Two other incumbents running for reelection—Fred Tovar and Rebeca...

Suspect in arson spree charged with 10 felonies

Daniel Catano, who is accused in a recent arson spree that includes more than a dozen fires and other crimes in Morgan Hill and Gilroy, was charged July 13 with numerous felony counts in Santa Clara County Superior Court.  Catano, 32 of Gilroy, was arrested...

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