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June 27, 2026

3 letters: Government running our lives; public transit tax money pit; Rick Santorum, anti-birth control zealot

Plastic bags, school lunch edicts ... think about the level of government in our lives

THURSDAY ROUNDUP: CHS girls soccer ties regular season finale, awaits playoff seed

The Christopher High girls soccer team closed out the Monterey Bay League regular season with a 0-0 draw at Pajaro Valley on Thursday night.

Old City Hall building still looking for takers

The owner of a now-defunct downtown Gilroy restaurant is still searching for someone to take the lease off his hands.

BASKETBALL: Cougars beat Wildcatz, rematch set with MVC for tournament title

Top-seeded Christopher High defeated Watsonville 40-26 in the semifinals of the Monterey Bay League girls basketball postseason tournament on Thursday night, setting up a rubber match with Monte Vista Christian for the tournament title.

Survey says: tax hike for ER OK

Some Gilroy voters said they’re supportive of a sales tax increase to benefit Saint Louise Hospital, according to a recent phone survey the private hospital commissioned; however – the tax is more attractive if it were paired with funding education, fire services, police officers or services for the elderly.

From Gilroy, with love

The good vibes were infectious Wednesday night inside the dining commons at Christopher High School. Roughly 300 students were smiling, pop music streamed from a stereo and a sea of hands stuffed thousands of goodies into plastic baggies – a tangible gesture that will find its way to U.S. soldiers stationed far, far away from home.

Sales tax numbers a sign of brighter times?

Gilroy’s reputation as a retail Mecca may be pulling it out of the Great Recession.

Cops catch bike-riding wire thief

Police on Wednesday arrested man after he allegedly tried to steal wires from city streetlights, according to the Gilroy Police Department.

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