Featured

This election should have been straightforward with the reelection of Marie Blankley as mayor. Marie Blankley has worked her way through a position on the planning commission and also as a city council member before becoming mayor, gaining extensive experience as to how cities...

The Gilroy Gardens Board of Directors is looking for direction from the Gilroy City Council on possible expansion plans, but the directors’ meeting with councilmembers instead focused on the horticulture theme park’s bottom line. The park’s board sat down with the council on Feb. 18...

The County of Santa Clara announced last week that it will be augmenting its substance use treatment services with additional inpatient, residential and outpatient offerings through the Behavioral Health Services Department and Santa Clara Valley Healthcare to serve thousands of the county’s most vulnerable...

After nearly 30 years, detectives from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office have identified a woman whose body was left on the side of a road in unincorporated Gilroy, according to authorities. Oregon resident Patricia “Patsy” Skiple, who was about age 45 at the time...

PitStop Outreach received a $5,000 grant from Spectrum on July 14 to help the organization deliver food and other necessities to those in need. The mission of PitStop Outreach is to work in partnership with unhoused residents of Gilroy to improve their safety, health and...

The owner of a 23-acre property on Highway 101—where the Betabel Commercial Development proposal has been the subject of an environmental study and lawsuit—recently filed an application to change plans to allow hundreds of new homes.  Property owner McDowell Family Trust and architect Henry Ruhnke...

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office is expanding its center and services created to help those impacted recover from the continuing trauma of the 2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting. The Gilroy Strong Resiliency Center, located at the Neon Exchange at 7365 Monterey St., has...

Christopher football dominated the Blossom Valley Athletic League, Mt. Hamilton Division this year with a 6-0 mark, winning each game by 17 or more points. That gave the Cougars their first-ever sole BVAL championship, a prestigious “A-League” title.  CHS’ three-year reign of success is unprecedented...

After all the expenses, revenues, donations and sponsorship dollars are counted, organizers of the 40th annual Wildflower Run—which took place March 26 in Morgan Hill—are confident the event reached its fundraising goal for scholarships, grants and leadership programs for women and girls.  Entries in this...

Caltrans plans to begin dig-out paving on Highway 152/First Street from Santa Teresa Boulevard to the Highway 101 on-ramps on May 27.  The work will take place Monday through Friday from 8am to 4pm and is anticipated to last two weeks. Lane closures will be in...