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Brian Verdin leads Gilroy’s newest automotive dealership facility, in the city where he launched his sales career more than 30 years ago. He is tasked with growing a brand and industry hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, with a facility that is just as shiny...

City officials are working on a plan they hope will give Gilroy a competitive edge in attracting new auto dealerships. The Gilroy City Council on Jan. 25 directed staff to develop details of an incentive program that would be considered at a future meeting. Councilmembers...

First Street Coffee House, a Gilroy staple for the past 26 years, became the latest business casualty under the Covid-19 pandemic, shutting its doors on Jan. 24. The coffee shop at 1211 First St. made the announcement on its Facebook page on Jan. 18. “Due to...

Walking tour visits bungalows The Gilroy Historical Society’s monthly walking tours continue on Feb. 6 with a look at bungalows on East Sixth Street. Bungalows were a popular style of housing between 1920 and 1940 and Gilroy has many examples. Participants are asked to meet at the...

Nobody likes a line-jumper, the snide person who forces their way through the crowd with constant utterances of “excuse me” while claiming their friend saved a spot for them at the very front. Get caught, and it’s grounds for ejection wherever they may be. But...

Among the plaintiffs who filed the lawsuit are Kirigin Cellars owner Dhruv Khanna and Old City Hall restaurant co-owner Frances Beaudet. Both businesses are in Gilroy.

Como autora profesional de temas de salud y ciudadana preocupada, el dolor de mi corazón se hace más profundo con cada nuevo informe acerca de la devastación causada por el nuevo coronavirus, la causa de un dolor personal y económico inconmensurable (y aún creciente)...

A flash flood warning has been issued in parts of Santa Clara County on Tuesday by the National Weather Service as heavy rains are expected to start around 10pm.

San Jose Police identified the man who died in a Jan. 21 officer-involved shooting as David Lee Tovar, who was a suspect in dozens of violent crimes, burglaries and thefts in the South Bay dating back to April 2020, according to authorities. Tovar’s alleged crime...

Citing decreasing Covid-19-related hospitalizations, California lifted the stay-at-home order statewide Jan. 25, allowing outdoor dining and other activities to resume in Santa Clara County. Santa Clara County has returned to the Purple Tier of the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, which is based on...