Monthly Archives: August 2019
A look at Christmas Hill Park after the shooting
Gilroy Dispatch reporter Jaqueline McCool was the first reporter given escorted access to the scene of the July 28 mass shooting at Christmas Hill...
Gavilan seeks huge turnaround
Gavilan College football coach John Lango affectionately refers to community college athletics as second chance U, a play off of the wildly popular Netflix...
Iconic Tilton Ranch is for sale
The remaining acres of the iconic Tilton Ranch in the foothills northwest of Morgan Hill is for sale, for $20 million.
The four parcels of...
Downtown music series wraps up
The Downtown Live summer concert series wrapped up on Aug. 22, after nine weeks of new bands in a different location with an unexpected...
Walmart completes remodel
Walmart recently celebrated the grand reopening of its remodeled Gilroy Supercenter at 7150 Camino Arroyo, which includes the launch of the retailer’s Pickup Tower.
The...
Food distribution facility opens
Performance Foodservice celebrated the opening of a massive distribution plant on Monterey Road Aug. 20.
Performance Foodservice, a division of Richmond, Va.-based Performance Food Group,...
Cougars football on the move
Coming off a strong 2018 season in which it had its best season ever competing in the A division, Christopher High will once again...
Pacific Point back in the 8-man game
The smallest school in the Central Coast Section—and it's not even close—is fielding a football team again, and this time everyone at Pacific Point...
Gilroy council favors interim memorial at Christmas Hill Park
Gilroy City Council members informally agreed Aug. 26 to create a temporary memorial to victims of the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting.
Mayor Roland Velasco reminded...
Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting victims: We owe them a memorial
The large teddy bear has a layer of dust, and the candles are burned out. The cut flowers are wilted. Some of the handwritten...
