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February 4, 2026

Droughts haven’t changed much over the decades

When I was a kid in Danville back in the mid-1970s, I saw my dad putting bricks in all the toilet tanks in the house to help do our part during the drought. I remember sections of cracked earth in the back of our house, with crevices so deep I imagined if I pulled one away, I might get to see clear to China. I remember the gas shortage that resulted in us running out of gas in the behemoth of a Suburban and literally coasting into the driveway of the gas station to take our place at the end of the snaking line while Jackson Browne’s “Running on Empty” played over the radio.

Update: Gilroy man died in car wreck on Hwy. 25

A 31-year-old Gilroy man died in the early Friday morning car wreck on Highway 25 near U.S. 101, according to the California Highway Patrol, who released his name and the names of those involved on Monday afternoon.

Christopher High Architect Approved

GUSD board hires Fremont-based business to build new high

School in the Loop

Parents cherish it. Students sometimes hate it. And it's growing

Returning CCS champion Christopher baseball team ready to scale BVAL Mount Hamilton Division

The Christopher High baseball team peaked at the right time last year en route to winning the program’s second Central Coast Section championship.  This season, the Cougars won’t be sneaking up on anyone and longtime coach Ryan Dequin knows and expects the team to have...

Gavilan on brink of historic breakthrough

There was a stretch in last Saturday’s home playoff game when Gavilan College men’s basketball coach Dallas Jensen thought, ‘This can’t be it? This can’t be it?’ The No. 3 seed Rams were getting thoroughly outplayed by No. 14 seed American River in a...

Joseph Trinidad DeAnda

Mass: 5/10/11 at 10:00 A.M. Mission San Juan Bautista.

Council candidates talk about the issues

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...

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