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Caltrain will be hosting an emergency preparedness drill on the tracks of the train station in Gilroy on Dec. 6 from 7:30 a.m. until noon, according to a press release from Caltrain.   

Gilroy native and filmmaker Peter Guenther dreams in full color—in the shiny golden hues found on the movie industry’s most sought-after honor: the Academy Award.

Moe is a 4-year-old short hair waiting for adoption at Pet Friends. He is friendly and charming, and enjoys treats while occupying a welcoming lap in the Teen Room. If you are interested in meeting him, call (831) 634-1191.

Sophia Saavedra, 15, junior at Mount Madonna School

While dealing with downtown Gilroy’s unreinforced masonry buildings has been like “pulling teeth,” the city and individual property owners say they’re making progress in bringing the structures up to the city’s earthquake safety code.

Local leaders and community members, some homeless or formerly homeless, appealed to city and county officials this week, pleading for a safe and legal place for Gilroy’s homeless to stay temporarily while they work on finding more permanent shelter.

The Gilroy Police Department will be cracking down on drunk drivers this holiday season as a way to combat a nationwide increase in alcohol-related fatalities on the roadways. Locally, the GPD will have a DUI/drivers license checkpoint somewhere within city limits on Dec. 12 and six additional DUI patrols will be roving the Garlic Capital.

Volunteers across the nation will be honoring its fallen warriors by placing wreaths on their tombstones, with the goal of carpeting the country’s military cemeteries as a tribute. This year, the cities of Gilroy and Morgan Hill are participating in the program—called Wreaths Across America—to honor more than 1,000 local veterans.

Following a recent revelation in court that Paradise Valley Elementary School teacher John Loyd is now suspected of sexually assaulting four children, Morgan Hill police are seeking anyone who might have had inappropriate contact with the suspect over the years. The Morgan Hill Police Department...

Tucked against the trunk of a substantial redwood tree, naturally camouflaged and constructed from tree branches, bits of bark, leaves, tree needles—the same forest “litter” that covers the surrounding area—a small hobbit-sized shelter is visible. This snug enclosure is just large enough for one, or maybe two, of the middle school students who constructed it, and is one of several forest shelters recently built by Mount Madonna School (MMS) sixth, seventh and eighth graders.