Gilroy football players quit, season is canceled
Successive stunning announcements about Gilroy High School football players the first two days of October ended the Mustangs’ season after four games.
The high school and its athletic program were still reeling a week after a student said he was sexually assaulted on campus by...
Gilroy Foundation awards grants, scholarships
The Gilroy Foundation awarded more than $760,000 in grants and scholarships in April.
In 2020, a total of 18 Competitive Grants were funded for a distribution of $69,812. Gilroy Foundation received requests for funding in the amount of $231,878. Additionally, organizations received funding from Designated...
BREAKING: San Martin rape suspect arrested in San Jose
San Jose police made the arrest at around 10am Feb. 8 after closing in on Bobian around U.S. 101 and Hellyer Road.
Gilroy teachers, school district reach tentative agreement
The Gilroy Unified School District reached a tentative agreement with the teachers’ union that will result in salary increases and other benefits for educators.
Per the agreement with the Gilroy Teachers Association, which was unanimously approved by the GUSD Board of Education on March 18,...
Santa Clara County and nurses union agree on new contract
Santa Clara County and the union representing nurses at the county’s hospitals and clinics have reached an agreement on a four-year contract, after months of negotiations, failed mediation efforts and a first-ever three-day strike last month.
About 88% of the Registered Nurses Professional Association members...
Letter: Fill the boot for the Muscular Dystrophy Association
The men and women of CAL FIRE SCU, South County Fire District, and Morgan Hill Fire will be out conducting a Fill the Boot event to benefit MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association) on Friday, June 30, Saturday, July 1 and Sunday, July 2.
We will be...
Year in Review 2020: An historical year for Gilroy
Gilroy’s sesquicentennial was one for the history books. But not in the way anyone had imagined going into 2020.
A once-in-a-century pandemic transformed daily life for not only Gilroyans, but the world. As a result, various sesquicentennial events planned throughout 2020 were canceled.
However, Gilroy’s 150th...
New law gives workers more paid sick days
California workers will be guaranteed five paid sick days a year starting Jan. 1, up from the three days that employers are currently required to provide, thanks to Senate Bill 616.
The bill, authored by Long Beach Democratic Sen. Lena Gonzalez, also extends protections against...
Teachers, parents confront board, district about fair contract
As negotiators with Gilroy Unified School District and Gilroy Teachers Association await their next sitdown Sept. 14 at a fact-finding hearing, a Gilroy High School sophomore offered a student’s perspective on the failed contract talks.
Sophomore Christina Suarez submitted a petition signed by 654 fellow...
Gilroy Police complete investigation into deadly Jan. 16 pedestrian collisionÂ
Following a Gilroy Police investigation into the Jan. 16 collision in which two people were struck while walking through a crosswalk, authorities are considering whether to charge the teen driver who hit the couple.
Andrew and Stacia Stuart died following the collision, which occurred at...





















