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Second Harvest Food Bank has responded to the growing need for food assistance among local residents by increasing the frequency of grocery giveaways at some South County distribution sites. All food distribution sites supplied by Second Harvest are currently operating on their usual or extended...

The Gilroy Foundation awarded more than $760,000 in grants and scholarships in April. In 2020, a total of 18 Competitive Grants were funded for a distribution of $69,812. Gilroy Foundation received requests for funding in the amount of $231,878. Additionally, organizations received funding from Designated...

At least 177 employees were laid off at stores in the Gilroy Premium Outlets since early April, state filings show, as “non-essential” businesses across the country fight to stay alive during a pandemic-induced shutdown. Rosewood CordeValle in San Martin, meanwhile, laid off 263 employees on...

"I got you."  That was Rich Perez's catch phrase, and if you were lucky enough to know Perez and he said those words in your direction, you were in for something great.  "Whatever you needed, he would find a way to come through in a bigger...

The front gate to Gavilan College has been chained up since the campus closed down nearly two months ago.    But the locks came off for a couple of hours on May 5 as the school’s food pantry program hosted its second Drive-Thru Food Distribution event...

City crews will soon remove the makeshift memorial left behind at the entrance to Christmas Hill Park after the mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival on July 28, 2019. Items placed at the corner of Miller Avenue and Uvas Park Drive will be removed...

Gilroy Early College Academy made this year’s list as one of the top 10 public school sites in the state.  Gilroy Unified School District last month announced GECA was awarded a “Best High School” award for 2020 by U.S. News and World Report.  The school was...

A local dentist has organized a drive to battle a global ventilator shortage during the Covid-19 outbreak. Dr. Kusum Atraya of Gilroy Family Dental is calling for users of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machines to donate it to The Ventilator Project and UC Berkeley....

A portion of Miller Avenue will be closed for three months beginning May 11, city officials announced. Work on the Miller Avenue Realignment Project will close the road from Christmas Hill Park through the Miller/Luchessa intersection. The road is expected to last through Aug. 8. Access...

The Santa Clara County Office of Education released a new online portal that will provide essential workers access to childcare during the shelter-in-place order.