Fourth of July fireworks will return in Gilroy
The Gilroy Fireworks Show will return on July 4, city officials announced June 10.
As in past years, the fireworks display will originate from Gilroy High School and will begin around 9:30pm.
Residents are encouraged to view the fireworks from their own home, practice social distancing,...
Valley Water urges flood preparedness
Valley Water and the National Weather Service urged the community to prepare for winter storms during a news conference held Nov. 13 at a sandbag distribution center in San José.
Last winter, Valley Water partnered with Santa Clara County and local cities to help residents...
Local Scene: BookDash home delivery service expands eligibility
BookDash home delivery service expands eligibility
BookDash, a home delivery service offered by the Santa Clara County Library District, is expanding its eligibility.
With the service, library materials are delivered to a patron’s front door. A library staff member will then arrange to pick up the...
State grants Open Space Authority $1.2M for Coyote Valley preservation plan
The Board of the State Coastal Conservancy recently authorized funding totaling $84 million for projects throughout California to protect and restore coastal lands, increase coastal resilience to climate change, improve public access to the coast and reduce the impact of wildfire on coastal lands.
Locally,...
Gilroy updating housing policy
Gilroy’s unbalanced housing stock that favors people with higher incomes was a topic of discussion during a meeting Aug. 29.
The joint meeting between the Gilroy City Council and Planning Commission dove into the city’s Housing Element, which is currently being updated per state law....
Sunshine Bicycles closing up shop after nearly five decades
Sunshine Bicycles, which has helped generations of locals get rolling on two wheels, announced recently that it is closing up shop after 47 years in business.
Steve Warner, who founded the First Street business with Norman Currie in 1976, said the “hard” decision came down...
SV Clean Energy repays $2.7M loan to cities
The cities of Gilroy and Morgan Hill were among 11 Santa Clara County cities, which, along with the county government, last month were repaid in full the startup loans from Silicon Valley Clean Energy, the public non-profit “community choice” energy agency that now provides...
Young cast bonds in Limelight’s ‘The Wolves’
Just before rehearsal for “The Wolves” kicked off on the evening of Aug. 24, the Gilroy Center for the Arts was filled with the sounds of excited chatter, outbursts of giggling and the occasional shout.
The cast of nine girls, the majority in their teens,...
Christopher multi-sport star Caitlynn Holt signs with Nevada
It was quite a senior year for Christopher’s Caitlynn Holt. In the fall of 2023, she scored 27 goals to help lead the Cougars field hockey team to a 17-2-2 mark, a league title and the playoffs. In the spring of 2024, she closed...
