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By the end of 2018, Santa Clara County had allocated a quarter of its $950 million Measure A housing bond to create or renovate nearly 2,000 homes in six local cities. Now, after a unanimous vote by the Board of Supervisors last week, it’s trying...

In response to “many inquiries and expressions of frustration over the extended closure of Christmas Hill Park,” Gilroy city officials on Aug. 19 said the park could remain closed for weeks after the FBI completes its crime scene investigation. The extended investigation of the park...

All three of the victims of the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting that took place on July 28 have been laid to rest in their home cities.   Stephen Romero, 6, Keyla Salazar, 13, and Trevor Irby, 25, lost their lives July 28 when a gunman opened...

Following the shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival July 28, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo has proposed a series of new municipal gun control measures that would require firearms owners to carry some form of insurance.   While the first-of-its-kind of proposal has gained nationwide attention,...

Car lovers of all ages converged on downtown Gilroy Aug. 17 to check out the hottest rods while also grabbing selfies with a nationally known television host. The Garlic City Car Show, hosted by the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce, took over Monterey Street from Sixth...

Some survivors of the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting had no health insurance. Others face high deductibles or copays and long-term recovery bills. State funds are available to help. The California Victim Compensation Board offers help to people with physical injuries as well as counseling for...

The Christopher family is synonomous with garlic, the pungent bulb that gave the city its nickname and latest claim to fame. The violent and deadly final minutes of this year’s festival hangs heavy on the scion of garlic’s first family. As FBI agents picked through...

The Gilroy Garlic Festival broke more than a week of silence since the day after the mass shooting at its festival with a post on the home page of the festival website Aug 8. The post stated, “We are taking our first steps toward...

Sheriff’s deputies arrested two people after finding drugs and illegal firearms during a traffic stop in San Martin Monday morning. Early in the morning Aug. 19, a Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputy on patrol in South County stopped a vehicle for a traffic stop on...

Santa Clara County health officials decided Aug. 16 to extend for at least a week special counseling services in Gilroy for anyone affected by the July 28 mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival. Professional counselors with the county Behavioral Health Services will continue to...