Monthly Archives: October 2020
Carlos Pineda honored by Leadership Gilroy
Leadership Gilroy presented the L.I.F.T. Award to Chef Carlos Pineda.
Pineda was presented with the award on Sept. 30 during Leadership Gilroy’s virtual fundraiser on...
Gilroy Ostrich Farm, local businesses get into the Halloween spirit
If the socially distant trick-or-treat bags that are popping up in stores are any indication, Halloween is going to be different this year.
While the...
Letters: Gilroy needs some major changes, help students stay connected
Gilroy needs some major changes
The elections are coming up soon and most likely Marie Blankley will become mayor. That means nothing will change. Our...
Weeklys family of newspapers purchases Press-Banner
Santa Cruz’s Good Times weekly has purchased the Press-Banner from Tank Town Media just as the Santa Cruz Mountains newspaper prepares to celebrate its 60th year of publishing.
Jimmy Forbis appointed as Gilroy’s city administrator
The Gilroy City Council appointed Jimmy Forbis as city administrator Oct. 5, shedding the interim label he held for the last seven months.
Mayor Roland...
Election 2020, Gilroy City Council: Fred Tovar seeks second term to help guide Gilroy’s...
Fred Tovar, nearing the end of his first term on the Gilroy City Council, said he is seeking a second term in November to...
Election 2020, Gilroy City Council: Carol Marques eyes economic recovery, fourth fire station
When Carol Marques ran for Gilroy City Council in 2018, she promised that she would work to get any resident’s concerns addressed.
Two years later...
Indoor business could reopen soon
Santa Clara County Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody on Monday issued a revised “risk reduction order” that will go into effect when state officials permit the county to open up more business and public gathering spaces.
Gilroy woman files complaint with federal commission over firing
A Gilroy woman has filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, saying she was wrongfully fired from her job by not reporting...
2020 county assessment roll culminates decade of growth
Santa Clara County’s just-released assessment roll likely marks the apex of a continuous decade of prosperity—the longest economic boom in history.
