Gilroy Police to host DUI checkpoint May 22
Gilroy Police will hold a DUI checkpoint starting at 7pm May 22 at an undisclosed location within the city limits. The checkpoint is scheduled to last until 2am May 23, says a press release from the Gilroy Police Department.
DUI checkpoint locations are determined based...
Gilroy appoints Brandon Sanchez as new police chief
Brandon Sanchez, a 26-year law enforcement veteran who most recently served as a deputy chief for the San Jose Police Department, has been appointed the City of Gilroy’s new police chief.
The appointment of Sanchez follows a lengthy recruitment and selection process that started with...
Dan Bertelli, former South Valley entrepreneur and public official, dies at 90
Dan Bertelli, a pharmacist and former city council member whose generosity and entrepreneurial spirit helped shape the Morgan Hill that exists today, died April 25. He was 90.
Bertelli was born July 17, 1935, and grew up in the Daly City area, where he began...
Religion: Considering the Just War Theory
Spirited debates arise every time the United States has engaged in war during the 21st century. Given the reflexive positions Americans often take during those times of high emotion, one might ask: Is there a rigorous way to consider the question whether to engage...
Cougar Buddies promote inclusion on and off campus
What began as a small campus club at Christopher High School has quickly grown into a student-led effort to make sure students with special needs feel seen, included and celebrated.
The school’s Cougar Buddies club, founded last year, pairs general education students with students in...
Unhoused residents get an extension at Gilroy encampment
About 20 residents of a homeless encampment off Sixth Street can stay on the city-owned property on a month-to-month basis after the Gilroy City Council voted to extend a previous deadline to leave.
In February, a council majority voted to give the residents of the...
Royal Clothiers named Small Business of the Year
Downtown Morgan Hill’s Royal Clothiers, owned by Carlos Perez, is named the 2026 Senate District 15 Small Business of the Year in recognition of the retailer’s longstanding contributions to the community as well as its decades of service to generations of local families, according...
Gavilan College recognizes nation’s first student workers union
Gavilan College and the Gavilan Student Workers Union jointly announced that the college has recognized GSWU as the exclusive representative of student worker employees of the Gavilan Joint Community College District.
This is the first time a community college student workers union has been voluntarily...
Nominate a Gilroyan for Bike Person of the Year
The office of Gilroy City Council Member Zach Hilton is asking the community to nominate a local resident for “Bike Person of the Year” as part of May's Bike Month celebrations. The office is looking for a Gilroy resident of any age that has...
Arenas, Munson vie for District 1 Supervisor’s seat
Santa Clara County District 1 Supervisor Sylvia Arenas is facing a challenge from Morgan Hill Unified School District Trustee Rebecca Munson in the upcoming June 2 primary, with the incumbent facing a challenge from a South County native who says current leadership is out...
