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California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra is accusing the Trump Administration of “trying to exact political retribution” on California by pulling federal funds from the state’s High-Speed Rail project. In a lawsuit filed May 21 in U.S. District Court in San Francisco by the State of...

Princeton-bound Samantha Melton, a senior at Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy, was named a 2019 National Merit Scholar winner, according to an announcement from Gilroy Unified School District. Melton, who was honored by the Board of Education for her accomplishment earlier this month,...

The Gilroy Memorial Day Parade Committee, along with the American Legion Post No. 217, will honor our fallen but not forgotten heroes on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27.The American Legion will begin with a Remembrance Ceremony at St. Mary’s Cemetery, at 1000 First St....

The Wings of History Air Museum at the San Martin Airport hosted its 2019 Aviation Day on May 18 at the museum, 12777 Murphy Ave. Admission was free, and the crowds were treated to festivities for the entire family, including a chance to get...

Nissan of Gilroy is looking to build a new dealership and move from its current location on 400 Automall Parkway. On May 20, the Gilroy City Council approved a parcel map and right-of-way dedication for the property at 6807 Automall Parkway. The project would construct a...

Contractors for Pacific Gas & Electric Co. repave the area around a gas main on Monterey Street at Seventh on May 17, completing the replacement of a section of gas line through a block of Gilroy’s downtown. The work involved running a new plastic...

Kylie Kuwada, a 20-year-old Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student from Gilroy, is the 2019 Miss Gilroy Garlic Festival Queen. The Christopher High School alum was selected May 19 at the annual scholarship pageant held at New Hope Community Church. She and her court of...

In Santa Clara County, nearly three new people seek assistance for each person who exits homelessness, according to preliminary results of a biennial county of homeless people. Santa Clara County and the City of San Jose on May 16 announced preliminary results of the biennial...

Skies cleared on Saturday May 18, giving more than 1,000 volunteers in Santa Clara County time to clean up the banks of creeks and rivers in the county as part of National River Cleanup Day. The effort, which included Uvas Creek in Gilroy and...

A Gilroy school board trustee is leading the charge for the construction of a new community pool on the east side of the city, which has had no public aquatic facilities since the closing of the old pool at South Valley Middle School nearly...