Monthly Archives: September 2020
Youth Alliance distributing thousands of masks
Youth Alliance has partnered with MedShare in an effort to distribute Disney masks throughout the underserved regions of San Benito and South Santa Clara...
County, organizations form Covid-19 outreach team
County officials announced the formation of a team that is going door-to-door in areas hit hardest by Covid-19 to inform them on safety practices...
Eight-vehicle crash shuts down Sixth Street
A block of Sixth Street was shut down for a couple hours early Thursday afternoon after a driver who is believed to have sped...
Rivas promotes more Covid-19 help for farmworkers
California Assemblymember Robert Rivas is leading an effort to provide more healthcare services, support and information to the state’s farmworkers—a sector that has suffered more than others from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Gilroy casino reopens outdoors
Gilroy gamblers will once again have a place to test their skills and luck.
Garlic City Casino has moved many of its games into a...
Local Scene: Virtual election forum set, rental assistance applications available
Gilroy City Council and mayoral candidates will participate in a forum on Sept. 26 from 10am to noon, sponsored by the Gilroy branch of...
Report: Coe Park ecology will thrive due to SCU Fire
The SCU Lightning Complex Fire burned about 56,000 acres of Henry W. Coe State Park—about two-thirds of the park’s territory—but authorities say the blaze was good for the long-term health of the vast wilderness ecosystem.
Design for downtown parking lot underway
The Gilroy City Council chose a consultant Sept. 21 to design a future parking lot downtown.
The council agreed unanimously to award the $241,396 contract...
Gilroy appoints police, fire chiefs
Two Gilroy public safety veterans have been appointed to the top spots of their respective departments.
The Gilroy City Council appointed Pedro Espinoza as police...
New website schedules Covid tests up to a week in advance
Santa Clara County on Sept. 21 announced a new website—www.sccfreetest.org—that lets residents schedule a Covid-19 test up to a week ahead of time at...
