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Voting has begun in the Nov. 8 general election, as voters throughout California will receive ballots in the coming days—and can drop them off, completed and signed, at authorized locations now through Election Day. Elections officials in Santa Clara County began sending ballots in the...

Gilroy City Councilmember Rebeca Armendariz said she will not resign from her position following a testy Oct. 3 meeting where a majority of the council requested she relinquish her seat if a recall effort against her qualifies for the ballot. Of the 23 people who...

Hundreds gathered Oct. 4 to chat with officers and take part in various activities during the National Night Out event hosted by the Gilroy Police Department, City of Gilroy and other local organizations. The three-hour event between Gilroy City Hall and the library gave...

In 2008, as the economic recession was ravaging communities nationwide, school districts were forced to take a close look at their budgets, and in many cases make massive cuts to preserve the meat of their programs. The first casualties of this across-the-board slashing were often...

Mayuri Amarnath and her family moved to Gilroy from San Jose a few years ago, and found that the South Asian community in the South County city is much smaller than it is farther north. She said everyone she’s met in Gilroy has been very...

The Gilroy Downtown Business Association’s Manager Nancy Maciel attended the Main Street America Institute’s “Community Transformation Workshop” held in Laramie, Wyo. from Sept. 13-16.  Main Street America has been instrumental in helping revitalize older and historic commercial districts for more than 40 years through preservation-based...

Gallery 1202 presents two-artist exhibit Gallery 1202 presents “Curvas Audaces: Explorations of Strength,” featuring the works of sculptor Elisa Ortega Montilla and painter Sandra De la Torre. An opening reception will take place on Oct. 8 at 6pm at the gallery, 7363 Monterey St. in Gilroy....

After struggling through a one-win season last year, the Gavilan College women’s volleyball team is back on track.  Entering the week, the Rams were 5-3, having won four of their last five matches. They’re doing it with a similar formula and a familiar face in...

Severance Bowl bragging rights belong to the Christopher High football team—again.  The Cougars continued their domination of Gilroy High with a superior performance in the latest game of this crosstown rivalry, pulling away for a 20-0 win on Oct. 1. Christopher limited the Mustangs to...

Crews recently cleared a homeless encampment underneath a bridge on IOOF Avenue that crosses Miller Slough, where parents of students from the adjacent schools have frequently expressed their concerns over safety for their children. But with limited shelters already at capacity, those who were asked...