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The union representing nearly one-half of Santa Clara County’s 22,000 employees went on strike at selected locations Oct.2, the first county employee strike in four decades. Service Employees International Union Local 521 said it called the strike because of the county’s “refusal to bargain in...

Teachers and students at Antonio Del Buono Elementary School got difficult news this past month when they were told that the campus will close at the end of the school year in June 2020.   That’s when Nicole Munoz, who teaches a grade 2-3 combination class,...

Christopher High School Principal Jeremy Dirks, at left in the above photo, and Gilroy Unified School District Superintendent Debbie Flores, at right above, welcomed California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, sitting to the left of Gilroy Mayor Roland Velasco, to a voter registration rally...

Miller Avenue in Gilroy will be closed between Luchessa Avenue and Santa Teresa Boulevard from Saturday, Oct. 5, through Sunday, Oct. 13 to add new streets. Crews are nearing completion of construction of 10th Street between Luchessa Avenue and Santa Teresa Boulevard. To finalize the...

Gilroy’s Bicycle Pedestrian Commission is encouraging the city and Gilroy Gardens to move forward on an “Adventure Park” expansion of the city’s theme park. The commission said it has received 182 emailed public comments, and letters of support for the project from Santa Clara County...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1628, authored by Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) to ease pollution costs for communities.   “I am thrilled that Gov. Newsom has signed AB 1628 into law, a critical step toward achieving environmental justice for communities that too often bear a disproportionate...

Mushrooms became Santa Clara County’s top crop in 2018, capping off a successful year for the fleshy fungi whose local value exceeded $82 million. On the flip side, a rough year for cherries caused the county’s overall crop value to drop by 6.7 percent to...

Four members of the Gilroy High School football team are accused of sexual battery following an altercation with a fellow student on Sept. 26, according to Gilroy police. 

Santa Clara County residents in need of emergency police, fire or medical services can now send a text to 911 to request a response.

Top city officials in Gilroy have begun a campaign to build public support for a sales tax increase in 2020. Mayor Roland Velasco, Police Chief Scot Smithee, Interim Fire Chief Jeff Clet and City Administrator Gabriel Gonzalez all signed an open letter posted online Sept....