Memorial items to be removed
City crews will soon remove the makeshift memorial left behind at the entrance to Christmas Hill Park after the mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival on July 28, 2019.
Items placed at the corner of Miller Avenue and Uvas Park Drive will be removed...
Chamber president denies conflict claim
Morgan Hill mayoral candidate Mark Turner plans to resign from his position as president/CEO of the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce should he be elected in November.
It’s a position Turner has shared with voters since he began campaigning in 2021. But he’s had to double...
Sports Roundup: Cougars boys basketball and soccer off to great starts
Christopher HS Boys Basketball (10-3 overall, 2-0 BVAL Mt. Hamilton)Recent results: Won 47-35 vs. Evergreen Valley; Won 75-44 vs. Santa Teresa
Upcoming games:7pm Jan. 15 at Leigh; 2pm Jan. 17 vs. Santa Rosa; 7pm Jan. 20 vs. Westmont; 4pm Jan. 24 at Willow Glen
NOTES: Third...
COVID-19 pandemic: By the numbers
As of March 26:
Worldwide: 523,163 cases; 23,639 deaths; 122,059 recovered
U.S., 80,021 cases; 1,136 deaths; 619 recovered
California, 3,247 cases; 68 deaths
Santa Clara County, 459 cases; 17 deaths
New York, 37,769 cases; 385 deaths
As of March 25:
Worldwide, 438,749 cases, 19,675 deaths, 111,895 recovered
U.S., 55,243 cases, 802 deaths
California,...
Gilroy Garlic Festival returns with drive-thru event
Last year was tough for Gilroy Garlic Festival President Tom Cline after the board and festival association decided that the annual festivities had to be postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“All I could come up with was a yard sale sign, ‘We miss you...
Teacher contract negotiations at an impasse
School district officials and teachers have declared an impasse in their contract talks, following months of negotiations that did not yield an agreement.
After the two sides met on Feb. 11, the Gilroy Unified School District and Gilroy Teachers Association decided to request mediation from...
Police: Children OK after being hit by vehicle
Two children hit by a vehicle as they were walking to school March 23 suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
According to Gilroy Police, the children were struck while crossing the intersection of Chestnut and Old Gilroy streets on their way to Eliot Elementary School at...
Ulta settles hazardous waste case
Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced Sept. 21 that her office, along with 33 other California District Attorneys and City Attorneys, have reached a settlement for violations of hazardous waste laws with Ulta Beauty, Inc.
The settlement requires Ulta to pay $752,000 in...
City approves temporary Santa Teresa fire station
City officials, tired of waiting for a clause in an agreement with a housing developer to trigger, are moving forward with a temporary fire station to cover the hundreds of new homes being built along Santa Teresa Boulevard.
The Gilroy City Council on July 5...
Leroe-Muñoz will not seek a fourth term on city council
Longtime Gilroy City Councilmember Peter Leroe-Muñoz has decided not to pursue a fourth term after serving in his seat for 12 years.
The nomination period for the November election ended on Aug. 17, with six candidates qualifying for the ballot who will vie to fill...























