Monthly Archives: July 2020
Gilroy businesses receive millions in federal loans
More than 700 businesses in Gilroy received loans totaling millions of dollars through the federal Paycheck Protection Program, according to data released July 6...
Memorial to mark one year since festival shooting
The 2020 Gilroy Garlic Festival was supposed to be an opportunity for the community to reflect on the tragic end of the 2019 festival,...
Chicano community extends an inviting hand
By Cesar Gamboa
Nestled in the southern Santa Clara Valley, at the crossroads of the Great Central Valley, Bay Area, “Silicon Valley,” the Monterey Peninsula,...
Neon Exchange reopens with new addition
The Neon Exchange, a co-working space inside an historic hotel in downtown Gilroy, was open for six months and hitting its stride when it...
Gilroy Rotarian named district governor
Retired Gilroy police chief and current Gilroy Rotary Club member Gregg Giusiana was inducted as the organization’s governor for District 5170 on July 6.
Giusiana...
Transient arrested on suspicion of rape in Gilroy
Police arrested a 32-year-old man after he allegedly kidnapped, beat and raped a woman under a bridge in Gilroy Tuesday night.
Firefighters make headway on Crews Fire
UPDATE 2PM JULY 8:
Evacuation orders for all areas affected by the Crews Fire have been lifted, according to CalFire.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Firefighters made significant progress on...
Virtual Garlic Festival underway
Covid-19 may have halted plans to host the Gilroy Garlic Festival this year, but it doesn’t mean Gilroyans can’t bring the tastes and smells...
Within minutes: Crews Fire destroys home as blaze rips through 5,400 acres
Roberto Talamantes was hanging out Sunday afternoon inside his home on Crews Road when all of a sudden his sister came bursting in, yelling...
County reopening plan rejected, then approved after surprise ABC crackdown
California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control officers finally offered an explanation for their confusing enforcement efforts in South County July 3.
However, since then the...
