Nursery crops, mushrooms top annual Santa Clara County ag report
Nursery crops retained their top spot in Santa Clara County in 2023, according to Santa Clara County’s latest Crop Report, with mushrooms clinging to the No. 2 spot despite a drop in crop value of almost 8% from 2022 due to the closure of...
Thousands raised for Gilroy motorcyclist’s funeral
GILROY—In the wake of his motorcycle death last week, family and friends of Doug Williams of Gilroy have raised more than $4,500 to cover funeral expenses.
Letters: Gilroy’s mayoral election
Integrity to do what is right
As a lifelong resident of Gilroy, public safety has always been one of the most important city services to me. Gilroy, like many cities throughout California, has had to accept a declining level of service from public safety because...
Festive fright
Don and Lisa Billips have been decorating their Church Street yard and home for Halloween every year since they moved in about a decade ago.
Each year, their decorations become more and more intricate, with more props, bigger characters and better ideas. Now, Don said...
Rivas re-elected as Assembly Speaker
Robert Rivas, who represents 29th California district, was re-elected this week as Speaker of the California State Assembly.
Rivas, of Hollister, now begins his second year as Assembly Speaker following a unanimous vote by his Democratic colleagues on Dec. 2.
“I am filled with great pride...
Gilroy Garlic Festival tickets go on sale May 31
Operators of the Gilroy Gardens and the Garlic Festival Association have been busy working together to finalize details for the 2025 Garlic Festival—which is returning this summer after a five-year absence.
Tickets for the event will go on sale 12pm May 31on the association’s website.
On...
Gavilan Goes Solar
Gavilan Community College hopes by the end of 2017 to plug into a powerful new energy source to light and heat the Gilroy campus -- the sun.
