Tuesday rain slide show
Power was out at various times for 1,600 Gilroy residents, trees were downed, Highway 101 was backed up for hours when rain covered the road past 10th Street ad an mudslide shut down Hecker Pass.
152 Closed Until Feb 10
Highway 152 is shut down in Gilroy because of a mudslide near Hecker Pass, according to California Highway Patrol.
Nonprofits get peek at Gilroy’s new coworking space
Community serving organizations got a preview of downtown Gilroy's latest addition, Greenhouse Coworking, south county's first shared office and studio space. Located at a former billiards hall, the facility has workstations and private offices, a conference room, 24/7 access and free flowing coffee. It is also the new home to CMAP and digital studio.
First Friday in downtown Gilroy
What better way to spend a cool Friday evening than to sip hot cocoa, purchase dystopian literature and learn how to shoot a crossbow? These are the times we are living in folks! Tomorrow, Feb. 3, is First Friday in downtown Gilroy and BookBuyers, Fifth Street Coffee, Predator’s Archery, Gilroy Flower Shop and Garbo’s Antiques will stay open late.
GUSD Offers Sanctuary to Immigrant Students
Following the lead of other educators, Gilroy school trustees declared the city’s more than 11,000-student public school system a “sanctuary” district.
Clinic Saves Limbs and Lives
One day, Dr. Polly Kokinos, a vascular surgeon at South Bay Vascular Center, with offices in Gilroy and Campbell, was stunned when a man from a Gilroy nursing home rolled up in his wheelchair.
Eat for Flood Relief
Come hungry Saturday night for a spaghetti dinner at Sandy’s Cafe that will benefit flood victims Colin Crooker and the Katherman family. Dinner is $12 and includes pasta, salad and garlic bread. It goes from 5-8 p.m. at 6120 Monterey Road.
Gilroy Still a Bargain, Relatively
San Jose has the third highest rents in the state and Gilroy is in the middle of the pack, according to a study by ApartmentList.com. The median rent for a two bedroom apartment in San Jose is a jaw dropping $2,600 and $2,110 for one bedroom. In Gilroy a two bedroom goes for $1,830. Both have dropped slightly from last year.
Allow 15 minutes for travel on Highway 152
As part of an emergency project to repair a slope south of Mount Madonna Inn on Hwy. 152 near Watsonville, just south of the Santa Cruz/Santa Clara County line, temporary guardrail and signal installation will begin Tuesday, Jan. 31, Caltrans officials have announced.
