Gilroy shop manufactures less lethal systems
Used by law enforcement, corrections officials and the Israeli Defense Forces, less lethal defense systems are now coming to a home near you.
Weather Update: 129, 152 and Gavilan closed Wednesday
Highways 129 and 152 were closed Wednesday because of floods and mudslides. 129 was open with a detour Tuesday over to San Juan Road, but even that detour was closed Wednesday, although with no signs alerting drivers in Watsonville to the closure.
Slide Show: Water water everywhere (with video)
Uvas Reservoir full and Soap Lake over full. Tourists were snapping photos at Uvas, as if they'd never seen a full reservoir before!
Local Scene: New Courses at Gavilan, Hiring at Gilroy Gardens
Gavilan College received nearly $1 million from the California Strong Workforce Program for the upcoming academic year to expand Career Technical Education (CTE) programs leading to high demand, high wage jobs in the region, according to a Feb. 6 announcement.
Gilroy shops join A Day Without Immigrants movement
Drive around Gilroy today and you will find a number of closed shops in downtown or along the major thoroughfares - Welburn Avenue and First Street.
Hiring Stymied, Christopher Ranch Gives Farmworkers a Big Raise
Recently, employees at Christopher Ranch, the local company that has made Gilroy synonymous with garlic, received a life-changing announcement: All workers making minimum wage would be paid $15 an hour by 2018, four years earlier than California law requires.
Gilroy’s Most Romantic Couples
Gilroy's Downtown Business Association sponsored its first Valentine's Day contest for the most romantic couple. It gave prizes to the top 3 (we'll let you know who they were soon). But first, read these and give us your vote for the best in the...
All that rain and the reservoir is still low
With a series of historic storms pounding the region since 2017 began, Santa Clara Valley Water District officials are disappointed that their overall storage capacity is limited by various safety and environmental restrictions—allowing untold amounts of potential drinking water to wash into the bay shortly after it falls from the sky.
