Guest Column: An Old Time Gilroyan Speaks Out
A longtime Gilroy resident weighs in on the city’s future
101 and still going strong
The Gilroy City Council honored Ted Carpenetti, who celebrated his 101st birthday on September 17 and was instrumental in building Christmas Hill Park.
Gilroy students get failing grades
Only 40 percent of the students in the Gilroy Unified School District meet or surpass state standards in math and 48 percent in English, according to a statewide report released this week of 2017 test scores.
Great Wolf, Great Mystery
As of Wednesday, a deal between the Gilroy and Great Wolf Lodge had slipped away.
Where will we house people?
Gilroy leaders worried last week about having a place for their children to live and work.
How should Gilroy grow?
Gilroy is growing and to keep the pace the city needs more jobs for locals, says Tammy Brownlow, the CEO of Gilroy Economic Development Corporation. The past year has brought some success.
What is Gilroy doing to bring in tourists?
As the promise of revenues from retail is fading, the face of tourism in and around Gilroy continues to evolve and become more important to the city coffers. Gilroy Welcome Center Director Jane Howard has taken out ads around the world to let people know about all that Gilroy offers and has high hopes for new tourist attractions.
Can we keep millennials in Gilroy?
Gilroy officials have made a priority of keeping millennials–people in their 20s and 30s–in town after they graduate from college. The challenge is daunting, according to a survey of Gavilan students, who say the city is boring, too expensive and doesn’t have adequate housing.
