Tim Pierleoni takes over as Gilroy High’s new football coach and athletic director
In a move that has caught many off guard, Tim Pierleoni has left Christopher High to become the new athletic director and football coach at Gilroy High. Pierleoni, 58, had been Christopher’s only head football coach since the program’s inception 12 years ago. A...
Delivery station breaks ground in San Benito County
Officials are mum on the tenant planned for a large-scale delivery center under construction along San Felipe Road in northern Hollister, but signs point to it being Amazon, the dominant online business and cloud computing company.
Grading work recently got underway on the 25.5-acre property...
Christopher High vandalized with hate-filled graffiti
Three people broke into a building at Christopher High School in Gilroy late Monday night and wrote “hate graffiti” on the walls, according to police.
The suspects also ransacked several classrooms in the incident that occurred about 11:40pm Feb. 5, says a press release from...
Gilroy woman dies in solo-vehicle crash in Prunedale
A 32-year-old Gilroy woman died in a solo-vehicle crash early Monday in Prunedale.
California Highway Patrol officer Jessica Medueño said the woman was driving a 2007 Mazda 3 sedan westbound on Highway 156 at Cathedral Oak Road near Castroville around 6:30am.
For unknown reasons she lost...
‘Nice Family Christmas’ leads off full slate of holiday events
Allie Bailey, director of “A Nice Family Christmas,” faces a tall task: How can she turn seven strangers into a multi-generational family that’s known each other for decades?
The mannerisms, the arguing, the compassion for each other—it’s something that’s nearly impossible to accomplish in a...
Schools closed for rest of year
The Santa Clara County Office of Education took another big hit Wednesday as schools sites within the district were officially shut down through the end of the Spring semester.
Caltrain to provide free rides to vaccination sites
Starting next week, Caltrain will offer free train rides to and from COVID-19 vaccination sites for people living or working in San Francisco, Santa Clara or San Mateo counties.
The agency said that fare payment to vaccination sites will not be required until further notice,...
Gilroy Rodeo to return in August
In the hills that surround Gilroy and Morgan Hill, the west is still wild. Cowboys still ride and rope, same as they did back in the day of Henry Miller's reign as the "Cattle King of California."
This summer, a reminder of the Santa Clara...
Gilroy council passes water rate increase
The Gilroy City Council passed a water and wastewater rate increase Oct. 16 that will be more gradual over five years than was originally proposed.
On a 5-0 vote, the council agreed to raise water rates by 6% every year through 2028, beginning on Jan....
Jacob’s Heart has a new home
The doors of the new Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services Family Center were officially opened Thursday during a grand opening ceremony at 567 Auto Center Drive in Watsonville.
Community members joined elected officials, and Chamber of Commerce representatives from Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito...























