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New state and federal Covid safety guidelines that reduce the recommended minimum distance between students from 6 feet to 3 feet should make it easier for California schools to return students to classrooms full time, but most districts are not likely to make the...

Fabric fans rejoice—a national quilt show is making its way to Gilroy. The Tula Pink National Quilt Show is making a stop at The Neon Exchange in downtown Gilroy from April 8-18, with a virtual tour set for April 7. Quilters from across the country were...

Frontline agricultural workers received their second doses of the Covid-19 vaccine at a Morgan Hill mushroom farm on César Chávez Day, March 31. The vaccination clinic was a follow-up to a two-day event earlier this month at Monterey Mushrooms on Hale Avenue when farmworkers from...

A gray wolf has made his way into San Benito County, and wildlife officials are saying this is the farthest south a wolf has traveled in the state in more than 100 years. OR-93, a nearly two-year-old male wolf from Oregon, was fitted with a...

Two recently hired city department heads will begin their new jobs soon. The Gilroy City Council on March 1 hired Harjot Sangha to serve as the city’s finance director. Sangha will start his new job on April 1, filling the position that was vacated when the...

Rotary Club of Gilroy distributes more than $40K in grants On March 2, 2021, the Rotary Club of Gilroy distributed $44,332 to local non-profit organizations and schools during its annual Charitable Giving Program.  Since 1991, this annual program has provided $942,100 in financial support to a...

The recent mass shootings in Atlanta, Ga. and Boulder, Colo. have Gilroyans reliving the tragic memories of July 28, 2019. Gilroy residents know the pain those communities are going through right now. But, they are using that experience to help those residents cope with the...

March 22 • Police responded to a report of an assault on the 100 block of West Tenth Street at 9am. • A business was burglarized on the 8100 block of Camino Arroyo at 1pm. • A sexual offense was reported on the 7000 block of Eigleberry...

Last year at this time our nation was just coming to grips with a pandemic that would forever change our lives. Since then the global pandemic has kept its grip on our nation and the world.  Fortunately its grip is loosening! A holiday like Memorial...

The weather forecast Monday called for sunshine across California, with barely a cloud on the horizon for the next week or so. Pour yourself a nice, cool glass of water—and then think about how you’re going to start conserving it. The lack of rain and snow...