City honors the fallen
Crowds braved the heat on the Memorial Day holiday Monday, May 28 to honor service women and men who paid the highest price—giving up their lives in the line of duty.
Beginning the day with a Remembrance Ceremony at Gavilan Hills Memorial Park, the public...
Santa Clara County libraries hosting series on mental health services
The Santa Clara County Library District (SCCLD) is partnering with the County of Santa Clara Health System, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Santa Clara County, and Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal) to educate local residents on mental health care through a series of...
Sewer sludge shows rise of Covid
Wastewater readings in Gilroy show a rise of Covid-19 that is outpacing other areas of the county, possibly indicating a post-Thanksgiving surge in cases to come.
The quantity of SARS-CoV-2 genes, the virus that causes Covid-19, has doubled in Gilroy over the past two weeks,...
Letter: Pause Caltrain and enhance VTA bus service
I’ve seen the Caltrain South County ridership numbers: Gilroy, 100 riders per day; San Martin, 22 riders per day; Morgan Hill, 120 riders per day; Blossom Hill, 54 riders per day; Capitol, 42 riders per day.
These five stations south of Tamien are not electrified...
Endangered gray wolf arrives in San Benito County
A gray wolf has made his way into San Benito County, and wildlife officials are saying this is the farthest south a wolf has traveled in the state in more than 100 years.
OR-93, a nearly two-year-old male wolf from Oregon, was fitted with a...
Christopher Ranch exec reaches out to community after Garlic Festival shooting
Ken Christopher joined friends and family at home the afternoon of July 28, celebrating the 4,000 volunteers who poured in countless hours to make Gilroy’s annual celebration of cloves and community a success.
The 41st annual Gilroy Garlic Festival was well on its way to...
Police blotter, Sept. 13-19, 2021: Multiple traffic collisions
Sept. 13
• A suspect was arrested for DUI on the 300 block of East Tenth Street at midnight.
• A business was burglarized on the 6800 block of Cameron Boulevard.
• A vehicle was reported stolen on the 8100 block of Church Street.
• Injuries were reported...
Two Gilroy suspects arrested for fraud operation
Two Gilroy residents were arrested Feb. 24 after police busted a lab-like setup in Milpitas that was reportedly used to make fraudulent checks and other items.
Andrew Vasquez, 35, and Leticia Zabala, 36, were booked into Santa Clara County Jail on charges of identity theft,...
Gilroy and Christopher high school choirs sing world premiere of song in memorial to Garlic Festival shooting
The Gilroy High School Chamber Singers and Christopher High School Chamber Choir debuted a world premiere choral work, “May Our Eyes Remain Open” by American composer Dr. Giselle Wyers on Monday, Dec. 9, with a second performance Dec. 10.
Both 7:30pm performances were at the...
Summer aquatics program to return
Public swimming programs will return to the Christopher High School pool in the summer, two years after they were canceled due to pandemic restrictions.
The Gilroy City Council on Feb. 7 approved a two-year, $358,750 contract with San Diego-based Swimming Swan LLC to operate the...






















