Local Scene: Biking, walking survey; city hall flag applications
Survey seeks input on walking, biking in Gilroy
Santa Clara County Public Health is conducting a community survey in Gilroy to gather information about how residents and employees in the Downtown and East Gilroy neighborhoods participate in walking or bicycling.
The survey will be used to...
Mushroom crops yield millions
As the annual Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras approaches, it only seems appropriate to further examine Santa Clara County's second biggest agricultural product, the mushroom.
Garlic gets lots of play locally, with Gilroy as the self-designated Garlic Capital of the World and hosting the Gilroy...
Christopher’s Ella Miura heads to Long Island U.
Ella Miura captained Christopher High’s field hockey team the last two years, as the Cougars went 29-9-5 with a 2023-24 league title and made strong showings in the Central Coast Section playoffs both seasons.
In her four years on the varsity squad, CHS was 63-18-7...
Limelight’s ‘accidentally timely’ show opens May 6
Limelight by South Valley Civic Theatre’s upcoming comedy is about a family who is stuck in a rut and rarely gets out of their house.
It’s a timely show that resonates with much of the country, following two years of on-again, off-again pandemic lockdowns.
For the...
Free concert Sept. 7 for #GilroyStronger
The morning of July 29, less than 24 hours after a shooter open fire on the crowd at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, local real estate company owners, Tina Tovar and Ruth Garcia started working on ways they could help those affected.
Three young people were...
From My Perspective: Fruitful Gardens
Did you know God is the master gardener? “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). He provided seed bearing plants (Genesis 1:29) and planted the Garden of Eden. God formed a man, Adam, from the dust of the earth...
Air quality advisories in effect for Friday, Saturday
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is issuing air quality advisories for Friday and Saturday because of wildfire smoke but says the pollution levels are not expected to exceed federal health standards and prompt a Spare the Air alert.
Smoke from wildfires across California...
A ‘true family man:’ Gilroy resident, victim of San Jose mass shooting, remembered
Adrian Balleza was known for lighting up any room with a big smile and sharing his signature goofy jokes.
He was a family man first and foremost, and his proudest moment was becoming a father, his wife Heather said.
Balleza, a Gilroy resident, was one of...
What to know about California’s plan to reopen schools
By Jill Cowan, The New York Times
Almost exactly a year ago, on March 7, 2020, officials in the Elk Grove Unified School District—Northern California’s largest—announced that schools would close for a week in response to concerns that the novel, unknown coronavirus could spread like...
