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.
Pro-Life Protestor Cancels Event After Threats
The leader of a canceled Gilroy anti-abortion rally has filed a police complaint against two women over alleged Facebook threats of physical violence—including castration—and violations of free speech guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
