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Santa Clara County’s Department of Tax and Collections is warning homeowners of a recent deceptive mailer from a private company designed to look like an official government document.  The solicitation comes from a misleadingly named entity, “County of Santa Clara Office of Levys and Liens,”...

Nearly 60 students from Gilroy, Morgan Hill, San Martin, Hollister and San Juan Bautista were among the 166 to graduate from Monte Vista Christian School May 24 in Watsonville. More than 300 students from the five communities attend the K-12 private school. MVC staff and...

Priyanka Bharghavan of Morgan Hill was a co-valedictorian of the Class of 2019 at Mount Madonna School, located on Summit Road west of Gilroy. The 2019 high school graduation ceremony honored 11 graduates on June 13 at the school’s upper campus. Bharghavan will attend the University...

Elementary students at Pacific Point Christian School in Gilroy have been busy with service projects this year. According to elementary school principal Amanda Riley, the club started in December, and the students have done seven service projects this year. The students give up their...

Families converge on Gilroy Gardens once a month this summer in the theme park’s Family Camp & Movie Nights. More than 300 family campers pitched their tents in the South County Picnic Grove for fun overnight camping on June 15, the most recent Saturday...

The Gilroy Foundation announced its 2019 scholarship recipients, who will share more than half a million in funding for their college education. From the start of the scholarship program in 1999 to date, Gilroy Foundation has awarded over $5 million in scholarships to deserving...

Nissan of Gilroy is looking to build a new dealership and move from its current location on 400 Automall Parkway. On May 20, the Gilroy City Council approved a parcel map and right-of-way dedication for the property at 6807 Automall Parkway. The project would construct a...

Signups are open for two Gilroy police programs designed to introduce community members of all ages to career options in law enforcement. The Police Explorers program is open to residents ages 14-20 who are interested in careers in law enforcement. The program gives young adults...

The Gilroy Foundation announced approximately $850,000 in grants and scholarships at its April 17 annual meeting. The announcements include nearly $336,000 in grants to schools, charities and non-profit community organizations. More than a $510,000 in individual scholarships to local high school, college and vocational school...

The Bay Area’s homeless crisis ranks among the most severe in the United States. More than 28,000 people—a population as large or larger than 50 of the region’s 101 cities—across the nine-county Bay Area suffer from homelessness, making the region’s homeless population the third...