PHOTOS: Gilroy marks Memorial Day
Local residents, veterans and their families gathered May 29 at St. Mary Cemetery to remember those who died in combat serving their country. The annual Memorial Day ceremony, organized by the American Legion Post #217, included the presentation of the colors, the playing of...
Return of outdoor sports provides logistical hurdles
When Santa Clara County public health officials gave the green light for the resumption of high school outdoor sports last week, it marked a joyous occasion for thousands of student-athletes. It also meant administrators are working overtime to deal with the bevy of logistical...
Live in Gilroy
Downtown Gilroy’s weekly concert series, known as Downtown Live, resumes this week with a July 4 holiday performance by California Standard.
With the stage centered at Monterey Road and Fifth Street, Downtown Live brings a block party vibe to downtown Gilroy. Streets are closed to...
Guest view: Amah Mutsun oppose building on Betabel land
For our tribe, the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, Betabel is much, much more than a vacant lot conveniently located by a Highway 101 offramp. Positioned at the confluence of the San Benito and Pajaro Rivers, where earthquake faults also meet, the Betabel area is a place of power where, for countless generations, our people came together for healing and renewal.
Letters: Candidate endorsements
Civic vision hailed
I recommend Greg Bozzo for Gilroy Mayor because he is a natural leader rather than a professional politician. Greg Bozzo has the management skills and talents needed to lead our community.
Greg Bozzo is bilingual and a good listener who makes an effort...
Solorsano’s 8th-grade girls basketball team completes historic season
The Ascencion Solorsano Middle School eighth-grade girls basketball team had already made history entering the East Side Athletic League ‘A’ tournament championship game against host Chaboya of San Jose on Dec. 2.
However, the Eagles weren’t finished and capped its historic season with a riveting...
Letter: Taxpayers deserve the truth in transportation
Referring to the U.S.D.O.T. Secretary’s announcement of the federal government investigation of the California High Speed Rail Association’s SuperMassive Black Hole Bullet Train, taxpayers deserve truth-in-transportation, which we are not getting from public sector transit advocates, e.g., CAHSRA high speed rail Trojan Horse Monstrosity.
Taxpayers...
Supreme Court lifts restrictions on prayer meetings in homes
The Supreme Court late Friday lifted California’s restrictions on religious gatherings in private homes, saying they could not be enforced to bar prayer meetings, Bible study classes and the like. The court’s brief, unsigned order followed earlier ones striking down limits on attendance at...
Gilroy teachers, district continue talks
Gilroy teachers are urging the school district to dip into reserves to retain educators as contract negotiations are ongoing.
Gilroy Unified School District officials, meanwhile, say declining enrollment and funding will further complicate a murky financial future due to Covid-19.
More than 15 teachers wrote in...
Water district removes homeless from Gilroy sites
Valley Water this week evicted about 60 unhoused people from encampments on two of its properties in Gilroy, and homeless advocates say the residents have nowhere else to go.
“We ask the public to understand that if tents, and people, and carts of belongings begin...























