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Battle lines were drawn in 2018 between members of the Gilroy Teachers Association and officials in the Gilroy Unified School District as contract negotiations dragged on for most of the year. Gilroy teachers—among the lowest paid in the entire county—had been working without a contract...

A look inside Old City Hall today, in the heart of downtown Gilroy, will show families enjoying a meal and maybe a gathering of coworkers in one of the building’s various banquet rooms. But, a closer look reveals more than 100 years of history, found...

In Saint Louise Regional Hospital, Santa Clara County will be buying a hospital in need of some improved computer resources, but with a dedicated, quality staff providing adequate care. That’s the view of a special ombudsman appointed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to conduct a...

Forty-five wet noses have found new homes in recent weeks, thanks to the efforts of San Martin Animal Shelter. Shelter supervisor and animal control officer Jeremy Selbach said that of the 95 dogs they’ve taken in as strays since Nov. 26, 40 had...

Gilroy businesses were in the news in 2018. In a year of ups and downs, they persevered and some thrived. Here are several of those stories. Good garlic, good news at Christopher Ranch The start of 2018 was not great for Gilroy's garlic giant Christopher Ranch....

Former Gilroy Public Safety Dispatcher Patricia Harrell’s wrongful termination lawsuit against the city and its police department still survives, despite a federal judge’s ruling this summer that dismissed most of her original allegations A Feb. 7, 2019 hearing on the case is scheduled at the...

Gilroy is becoming increasingly Latino, according to new census reports, and its elected officials match the city’s shifting demographics. The re-election of Peter Leroe-Muñoz as the Gilroy City Council’s fourth Latino member may enable the city to avoid the kind of dramatic shift to district...

In a meeting of firsts and lasts, Gilroy Unified School District ushered in new trustees and honored departing members last week. First-term Board of Education trustees Enrique Diaz, Anisha Munshi and Tuyen Fiack, as well as incumbent Linda Piceno, all unopposed victors in the November...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday afternoon, Dec. 13 that it has identified “a positive sample result for the outbreak strain in the sediment of a local irrigation reservoir used by a single farm owned and operated by Adam Bros. Farms in...

Over the next decade, the skies above San Martin are likely to see steady and dramatic increases in light-plane traffic. A 3-2 decision by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Dec. 4 authorized a long-term plan to close the Reid-Hillview Airport in east San...