South Valley Middle School’s transformation is nearly complete
South Valley Middle School has been entrenched in the Gilroy community ever since it was the city’s high school in the early 20th century.
Case in point: As crews were carving into the ground to build a new field as part of a major rebuild...
Council majority declines local eviction moratorium
For the second time in a year, the Gilroy City Council rejected a local eviction moratorium, with the majority of members questioning the need for such an ordinance when the county and state are providing protections for renters.
Councilmembers Rebeca Armendariz and Zach Hilton, meanwhile,...
State revokes alcohol licenses of two Gilroy liquor stores
Two Gilroy liquor stores had their alcohol licenses revoked March 4 following a months-long human trafficking investigation into the owners.
M&M Liquors, 7901 Westwood Drive, Suite H, and Gavilan Market & Liquor, 8110 Westwood Drive, Suite A, are owned by Gilroy couple Balwinder and Amarjit...
Tree plan takes root
In a year where the handling of Gilroy's trees has been seen by many as anything but tremendous, Gerardo Orduno and Heriberto Denec with West Coast Arborists worked planting 12 new trees throughout the city shortly before noon on Tuesday.
“This one here, it’s...
Local Scene: City town hall; arts events
City administrator holding town hall
City Administrator Jimmy Forbis will host a virtual town hall on June 22 at 6pm.
During the Town Hall, community members will have the opportunity to ask questions regarding any City-related topic.
To request Spanish language interpretation services for this meeting, contact...
Local Scene: Las Animas Elementary wins bike rack contest
Las Animas wins countywide bike rack contest
Las Animas Elementary School earned first place in the 2023 Santa Clara County Department of Public Health Bike Rack Decorating Contest.
The judges chose Las Animas Elementary’s decorated bike rack entry out of all submissions received from elementary schools...
Early results: Cline leads all Gilroy City Council candidates
Tom Cline, Carol Marques and Dion Bracco are the top three vote-getters for Gilroy City Council so far, early election results show.
As of 8pm, Cline led all candidates with nearly 22% of the vote. Marques was only 13 votes behind Cline, while Bracco garnered...
Poppy Jasper International Film Festival offers biggest slate of programming to date
This weekend, a month before the world’s biggest film festival kicks off in the south of France, the bucolic hills south of San Jose will become magnets for movie lovers. Over the course of eight days, starting on April 10, a total of 267...
Vine to Wine spotlights Santa Clara Valley wineries
It was a brilliant and clear day, with views of the entire Silicon Valley from the stone decks and ramparts of the Mountain Winery in Saratoga, where the Wineries of Santa Clara Valley held its inaugural Vine to Wine event on Oct. 23. Music...
Campaign funding heats up as November approaches
Marie Blankley’s fundraising in the Gilroy mayoral race outpaced her opponent Reid Lerner, records show.
According to finance data submitted to the Gilroy City Clerk’s Office, Blankley raised $26,153 between July 1 to Sept. 19.
Lerner, meanwhile, raised $3,540 during the same time period, with $2,630...






















