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July 8, 2025

State to do away with STAR testing, replace with Common Core assessments

Legislation that would move California assessments into an era of critical thinking and deeper learning received state Senate and Assembly approval Wednesday, according to a press release by the California Department of Education.

St. Mary School hosts free performances

St. Mary School will have free performances tonight of the

Lulu needs love

Lulu is an 8-year-old long hair who is a little shy, but very sweet and quiet. She is available for adoption at the San Martin Animal Shelter and would love to find her forever home.  For more information, call (408) 686-3900.

Queen of the Hill

Chelsea Hill may only be a sophomore, but she is already the

‘Tiny homes’ planned for Gilroy RV park

A Stockton-based manufactured home operator plans to convert the Garlic Farm RV Park into a “tiny home” community over the next few years. Harmony Communities purchased the park at 5878 Garlic Farms Drive for $9 million, documents filed on Jan. 6 with Santa Clara County...

Schools score

The school district has pulled an about-face in a year's

Police blotter: Man arrested for unlawful sex with a minor

Corlos Vasquez, 28, of Morgan Hill, 11:42 a.m. Tuesday, at 7250

Two moderate quakes rattle Gilroy and beyond

Two moderate earthquakes—100 miles and 14 hours apart—this week near opposite ends of the Calaveras Fault were reminders of the 30th anniversary on Oct. 17 of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. A 4.7-magnitude tremor along the Calaveras Fault near Tres Pinos rattled shelves in Hollister...

‘Power Fridays’ a powerful push back from public service

Gilroy's City Council has managed (a most ironic verb in this

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