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March 27, 2026

School board roundup: Aug. 21

GILROY—The start of the school year marked the end of several major projects within the Gilroy Unified School District.

Police briefs: Man grabs board with rusty nail, punctures victim in torso

- Officers initiated a vehicle stop with a 2002 black Honda Civic at Church Street and Eighth Street at 5 p.m. on Nov. 10. The driver, Phillip Rios, 19 of Los Banos, allegedly sped away, causing police to chase him for a quarter of a mile through neighborhood streets at speeds up to 50 mph, until police made a PIT maneuver to stop the car on Thames drive. Rios was arrested for an outstanding warrant, driving without a license and evading arrest. He was taken to Santa Clara County Jail.

It takes a village to build one

Setting up the Garlic Festival is like building a small town,

Get ready for disco

Gilroy Community Services Department presents

GHS baseball loses season opener

Gilroy High baseball has been battling wet weather all week, as

Hospital’s OB cuts are ‘irresponsible’, lives at risk

GILROY—Christine Newberg has helped deliver hundreds of babies at Gilroy’s Saint Louise Regional Hospital and believes the Daughters of Charity Health System’s decision to close that obstetric unit puts lives at risk and is “incredibly irresponsible.”

Newsom signs ‘Melanie’s Law’ requiring fentanyl safety plans in schools

Middle and high school students across California will be protected by a new law requiring life-saving prevention and response resources for fentanyl overdoses under legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.  Newsom announced Oct. 13 that he had signed Senate Bill 10 or Melanie’s Law, introduced...

Mario Joseph DeStefani Sr.

Mario Joseph DeStefani Sr., born May 2, 1923, in Hollister,

Winter Holiday Anti-DUI crackdown nets 316 arrests

Officers representing 13 county law enforcement agencies arrested 316 individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs from Dec. 13 through Dec 25.

Eleanor Frances Evans

Eleanor Frances Evans, age 88, died in Morgan Hill on Dec. 6,

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