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Gilroy’s current approach to funding roadwork is inadequate, and if more money isn’t spent now on fixing the streets, it will only become more expensive in the near future. Such was the conclusion of a presentation given by city engineers Gary Heap and Nirorn Than...

While the rain may be coming down in Gilroy, rodeo organizer Erik Martin, who staged the return of the Gilroy Rodeo in 2018, already has his eyes on August for the next event. Martin is seeking a special use permit from Santa Clara County, which...

Shiloh Vallejos excels at basketball and shot put

It’s been three-and-a-half years since BookBuyers opened in downtown Gilroy after two decades in Mountain View. The 9,000-square-foot store, with its inventory of more than 300,000 books spanning every genre the mind can imagine, is run by husband-and-wife owners Hotranatha and Punita Ajaya, and a...

Gilroy business leaders see a new tax incentive as a way to spur investment in the downtown corridor. But the clock is ticking on a timeline to take advantage of the opportunity. “Opportunity zones” were created when Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...

Gilroy is facing an uncertain financial future due to the Covid-19 pandemic depleting revenues and forcing layoffs and other cuts. Danny Mitchell, a Gilroy resident for 60 years, said his decades of budgetary experience would benefit the city and the tough challenges that lie ahead. “I...

Adults seeking to improve their reading and writing skills through the Santa Clara County Library District’s literacy program in South County are waiting up to six months to be matched with a volunteer tutor, even as similar programs in the northern part of the...

Christopher High’s baseball program has one of the longest playoff streaks of any team on campus. The squad finished the regular season with a 16-8 record, in third place in the competitive Blossom Valley Athletic League, Mt. Hamilton Division with an 11-7 division record.  Next...

Middle and high school students across California will be protected by a new law requiring life-saving prevention and response resources for fentanyl overdoses under legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.  Newsom announced Oct. 13 that he had signed Senate Bill 10 or Melanie’s Law, introduced...

A 30-year-old Lemoore man was arrested Oct. 6 after he reportedly tried to evade police. California Highway Patrol officer Israel Murillo said CHP officers observed a BMW M4 fail to stop at a stop sign near East Lake Avenue at Casserly Road in Watsonville on...