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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...

Robert Rivas took the lead over his opponent Gregory Swett for the State Assembly 30th District seat in a preview of the November election. In early unofficial results released at 8:30pm March 3, Rivas garnered 63 percent of the vote across the district in the two-person...

The U.S. Supreme Court ordered Santa Clara County to allow indoor worship services to resume at limited capacity Feb. 26, reversing an earlier decision that upheld the ban. The court on a 6-3 vote rejected a Feb. 12 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals...

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...

Gilroy Foundation grant cycle opens Dec. 1 The Gilroy Foundation’s 2021 Competitive Grant Cycle opens on Dec. 1 and closes Feb. 1. All nonprofits with a 501(c)(3) status, Gilroy Unified School District schools, and Gilroy City programs are eligible to apply for a grant that will...

New Hope Community Church Pastor Malcolm MacPhail was a 36-year-old father of four when he got the first of a series of devastating diagnoses. It was 1994 and he and his wife were in the process of closing escrow on a house when he learned that he had CML—chronic myeloid leukemia—which his doctor said would kill him in two years.

The Gilroy City Council agreed Nov. 4 to bring on an experienced planner as the city’s next community development director. Karen Garner will begin her employment with the city on Dec. 2, filling the position that opened when Kristi Abrams retired in May after more...

Learning & Loving Education Center Director Christa Hanson is pictured in a 2018 file photo at the nonprofit organization on Church Street.

Political newcomer Tom Cline will be joining two familiar faces on the Gilroy City Council, according to the latest election results. As of 4pm on Nov. 9, Cline led all candidates with 22% of the vote. Carol Marques landed in second with 21.4%, while Dion...

Brenda La Fuente doesn’t see a downtown Gilroy with boarded-up buildings or vacated spaces; she sees a Monterey Street full of promise and already on the rise. In September 2018 La Fuente opened the doors of Ivori Boutique at 7490 Monterey St. The store boasts...