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The final ballots have been set for the Nov. 6 elections for county and local boards of education. Here are the local candidates at a glance: Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education Enrique Diaz Age: 47 Family:  Wife, CHS English teacher; daughter, CHS sophomore; son, second year at MIT;...

Sweet or savory, meat or veggie—more than 10,000 people lined up for tamales at the fifth annual Gilroy Tamal Festival in downtown Gilroy on Sunday, Oct. 7. The event is run by Community Agency for Resources, Advocacy, and Services (CARAS), a south Santa Clara County...

Chad Browning, the former Hollister Police officer who allegedly drove a stolen vehicle onto a crowded athletic field at Gilroy High School last month, will next appear in court Nov. 9. Browning, 42, of Fresno, is scheduled to appear for a plea hearing at 1:30pm...

In an otherwise cordial candidate forum, hosted Oct. 8 at Ann Sobrato High School in Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County Board Incumbent Claudia Rossi went on the offensive—questioning the character and judgment of Gino Borgioli, her lone opponent in the District 7 race. Rossi held...

Santa Clara County’s $235 million bid to buy Saint Louise Regional Hospital and O’Connor Hospital, revealed last week, could be the first of many bids for the hospitals owned by Verity Health System, Verity CEO Rich Adcock said in an interview Monday, Oct. 8. Adcock...

Eighty-five percent of Gilroy teachers voted Oct. 4 to ratify their new contract agreement with their employers that includes a 6 percent salary increase over 18 months, according to a Oct. 5 announcement from the Gilroy Teachers Association. “The agreement was signed on Sept. 18,...

The Nov. 6 election is just a month away, and Gilroy residents will be voting for four City Council members. Three council members will be elected to a four-year seat, and one will be elected to a two-year seat. Campaign signs are popping up on...

The 2018 Farm Bill expired Sept. 30, and Congressman Jimmy Panetta said that unless his House Agriculture Committee chair softens on President Donald Trump’s new work requirements for food stamp recipients, farm programs will begin to suffer in the new year. In an interview this...

Before he became a UFC heavyweight world champion, Cain Velasquez was mastering his craft in NCAA wrestling matches at Arizona State University, where he twice rose to the stature of a college All-American. This past weekend, the Gilroy resident, married father of two and youth...

A $65,000 check from the Associated Students of Gavilan College, key endorsements from local and regional community leaders and a well-attended kickoff party have gotten the “Yes For Gavilan College, Yes on Measure X” campaign off to an energetic and optimistic start. The local community...