2020 county assessment roll culminates decade of growth
Santa Clara County’s just-released assessment roll likely marks the apex of a continuous decade of prosperity—the longest economic boom in history.
Sports roundup: Gilroy softball battles CCS’s best team into extra innings
Christopher HS baseball (9-7 overall, 3-3 BVAL Mt. Hamilton)
Recent results: Lost 3-1 vs. Branham; lost 3-2 at Branham
Upcoming games: 4pm April 25 vs. Westmont; 11am April 26 at Gilroy
NOTES: Freshman Liam Aragon had two hits in the 3-2 defeat to the Bruins.
Christopher HS softball...
Gilroy High hammers Gonzales; showdown with Santa Cruz next
Everyone got paid. The Gilroy High football team has that as one of its mottos and even printed out T-shirts with that exact phrase.
It comes from longtime coach Skip Bloom, who is currently the Mustangs’ junior varsity defensive coordinator. Bloom and Gilroy varsity head...
Mop-up continues on Crews Fire
The Crews Fire, which has burned 5,513 acres in the week since it ignited, is 97 percent contained, CalFire announced July 13.
The fire began July 5 in the area of Crews Road and Sunlit Oaks Court north of Gilroy. The cause is under investigation.
CalFire expects...
July 8 earthquake shakes Morgan Hill
A series of earthquakes this afternoon has rattled areas of Central California, including Morgan Hill.
The closest of the July 8 temblors was a 4.8 magnitude at 3:50pm about 11 kilometers southwest of Farmington, according to the U.S. Geological Survey website.
That’s about a 100-mile drive...
Editorial: Searching for closure, one year later
It’s late July in Gilroy, and Christmas Hill Park is unrecognizable.
Bicyclists roll through the Uvas Creek levee trail, passing by people pushing strollers or being pulled by their dogs. Young children don their rollerblades as they make their way around the playground, with their...
Gilroy natives set to open Pop’s Public House
Pop’s Public House is slated to open its doors in about two weeks from today.
It might not seem like it, especially when the new restaurant and bar still looks like it’ll take a miracle performed on an episode of Gordon Ramsay’s “Kitchen Nightmares.”
However, there’s...
Hollister man dies in Shore Road crash
Police are investigating a traffic collision in which a 30-year-old Hollister motorist died while trying to pass another vehicle on Shore Road July 12.
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...
Fligor declares victory, Kumar concedes
Assistant Santa Clara County Assessor Neysa Fligor early today declared victory in her bid to be elected county assessor. Fligor's victory announcement shortly after midnight coincided with a concession statement by her runoff election rival, former Saratoga Councilmember Rishi Kumar.
Fligor led Kumar by nearly...























