Digital NEST holding first Gilroy programming
Digital NEST is getting closer to opening its youth workforce development center in Gilroy, and has a number of workshops and social activities scheduled soon to inspire young people to pursue a career in tech.
Jason Franks, Digital NEST’s senior site manager for Gilroy, said...
Gilroy school custodian named finalist in national competition
Rigo Bedolla works the late shift at Las Animas Elementary School, deep cleaning more than 30 classrooms and bathrooms nightly to make sure they shine and are ready to welcome hundreds of students the next morning.
When school officials called him in earlier than usual...
Photos: Art Walk is back for 2022
Artists showcased their work to downtown visitors during the Third Friday Art Walk on March 18, organized by 6th Street Studios & Art Center. This month’s walk, the first of 2022, featured seven stops along Monterey Street and surrounding areas.
Stop signs to be added at Church Street intersection
Work is expected to get underway soon on a pair of intersections along Church Street that city officials say will improve the safety for both pedestrians and drivers.
Under the current configuration, motorists encounter stop signs on the east and westbound lanes of Fourth Street...
Two years after first lockdown, Covid-19 picture improves
It’s been two years since Santa Clara County went into lockdown in response to a then-mostly unknown threat that was destroying lives across the world.
The first shelter-in-place order in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, which went into effect on March 17, 2020, shut down...
South County unemployment rate grows slightly
Silicon Valley's unemployment rate increased by 3.2% in January due in part to a drop in seasonal employment and a significant spike in Covid-19 cases that occurred before the holidays.
Gilroy’s unemployment rate grew to 5.2% in January, according to statistics released by the California...
Photo: Downtown comics store celebrates one year
David Caldwell is shown surrounded by Funko Pop figurines and the latest comic books inside his store, Caldwell’s Comics and Cards, 7483 Monterey St. The downtown business is celebrating its one-year anniversary, with select items up to 40% off March 19-20 and up to...
Preserving the Past: Bringing history to life
152, the name for the highway spanning Pacheco and Hecker passes, is also the official age of Gilroy. A pandemic hijacked our 150th celebration, but a group of local history buffs intends to make up for that loss with a monthly history column in...
Local Scene: Councilmember town hall, Wedding Expo returns
Councilmembers hosting town hall
Gilroy City Councilmembers Dion Bracco and Carol Marques are holding a town hall meeting on March 24 at 6pm at Old City Hall Restaurant, 7400 Monterey St.
The guest speaker will be Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, who is running...
Analysis: Sheriffs, Guns & Money
As a young journalist, I was invited to a meeting with Sheriff Bob Winter at an insurance office. At one point, one of the attendees asked the folksy Gilroyan if there was anything he could do to help. I remember Winter saying he needed...