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In an effort to take local control before new state laws go into effect in January, the Gilroy City Council passed two “emergency” ordinances last week, one to stop commercial cannabis sales and the other to limit the size of “grandmother” units to 600...

Since 1972, when he missed a Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meeting and got assigned an unwanted task, Phil Buchanan, 79, has worked on putting up Gilroy’s downtown Christmas Tree and banners. But what started as an unexpected chore, has become a real labor...

The 30 miles between Gilroy and Monterey Bay didn’t seem like a great distance for diver Mauricio Muñoz–it seemed perfect. After years in the Silicon Valley corporate world, the lifetime scuba diver decided to open a business that reflected his passion and took a risk...

Gilroy Police are investigating the first homicide of 2017. Here's their press release: On November 29, 2017, at 4:34 p.m., officers from the Gilroy Police Department responded to a report of a shooting on the 7500 block of Alexander Street. When officers arrived, they located...

You no longer need to shush in the Gilroy Public Library. Facing the movement to doing everything online, the 53,500 square foot downtown building has become a community hub, with dozens of computers, classes, robots, yes, robots, children’s activities that include reading to dogs,...

There were AR-15s, ammo, gun safes, feminist and California secessionists who wish to split up the state at the Hollister Gun Fair held at Bolado Park in Tres Pinos–but no customer walked out with a new gun. Some of the more than 200 people...

Gavilan College President Kathleen Rose talked about new buildings and new programs for the 2017-2018 academic year at Gavilan College. Q: What’s new and exciting this year at Gavilan? A: We’ve made a lot of upgrades to our facilities in the last couple of years. We've...

If you like pop, rock and rap music, you’ll love Gilroy Children's Musical Theater's “Rock The Mic!” a high-energy youth pop concert. The 13-week program has after-school rehearsals on Thursdays for students 5-18. Auditions are 4:30pm to 7pm Nov. 30 with no experience required, and all...

With the approach of winter harkening memories of devastating floods downstream from Anderson Reservoir’s northeast Morgan Hill spillway, officials have assured locals that precautions are underway to minimize the risks that became reality earlier this year. Santa Clara Valley Water District staff visited the Morgan...

With more than eight years of planning and preparation under their belts, Santa Clara County has finally begun a vast, $26 million makeover of the William F. James Ranch juvenile detention center in northeast Morgan Hill. Officials say the expansion, which will increase the ranch’s...