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March 3, 2026

Collective Past, longstanding downtown store, permanently closes

For nearly 23 years, collectors have flocked to Collective Past in downtown Gilroy to browse its numerous shelves of rare vintage items. But the store, owned by Linda Graham, has become a casualty of the Covid-19 outbreak and the ensuing business shutdowns. The 7495 Monterey St....

Mantelli Drive shut down after explosion injures man

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad is investigating a reported explosion on Mantelli Drive that sent a man to a trauma center Oct. 12. According to Gilroy Police, at about 2:20pm, the Gilroy Fire Department responded to the 1700 block of Mantelli Drive...

Cold weather shelter opens in Gilroy

The South County Cold Weather Shelter opened in Gilroy on Nov. 17. Located at the California National Guard Armory, 8490 Wren Ave., the facility provides sleeping accommodations, hot meals, showers and restrooms, and case management support services to 70-100 individuals—including men, women and families—this season...

Gilroy election: Blankley, Hilton remain in lead as registrar continues to count ballots

The latest Nov. 5 election results from the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters office show Mayor Marie Blankley continuing to lead challenger Greg Bozzo by about 200 votes, as of about 5pm Nov. 7.  Zach Hilton is the only one of three incumbents up...

Police blotter, April 4-11, 2021: Theft at Gilroy vaccination site

April 4 • An unknown suspect stole laptops and tablets from the Gilroy High School Covid-19 vaccination site. County officials said the incident did not affect vaccination appointments. April 5 • Gilroy Police responded to a report of threats on the 5900 block of Obata Way at...

Investment firm purchases Gilroy industrial building

Mohr Capital, a Dallas-based privately held real estate investment firm, has purchased a 102,466-square-foot industrial building at 8190 Murray Ave. in Gilroy. The property is fully leased to Crothall Healthcare, a subsidiary of the Compass Group, a $26 billion British-based multinational company with operations in...

Gilroy bank robbed at gunpoint, suspect remains at large

Gilroy Police are looking for a man who brandished a handgun while robbing a local bank on Sept. 5.  Police released these photos from US Bank’s security camera system, depicting a man who allegedly robbed the Gilroy business at gunpoint on Sept. 5. Photo Courtesy of...

Fireworks keep first responders busy

Gilroy Police arrested a man and issued more than 50 citations for illegal fireworks during an enforcement campaign on the Fourth of July. Twelve additional officers were deployed on the Fourth of July dedicated to spotting fireworks scofflaws, according to a press release from the...

Santa Clara County bans all gatherings of 1,000 or more in response to COVID-19

Santa Clara County public health officials on Monday, March 9 announced a mandatory three-week ban on any gathering of 1,000 or more people, beginning at noon Wednesday, March 11 in response to an accelerating number of COVID-19 cases in the county and across the...

Gilroy mothers fight against fentanyl

Three mothers from California's South Valley have turned their grief into advocacy after losing their teenage sons to fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills. Gilroy residents Geralyn Vasquez, Lisa Marquez and Stephanie Carrasco each lost sons between ages 17 and 21 to what the young men believed were...

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