Volunteers repair seniors’ homes
More than 1,000 volunteers from companies, churches, service clubs and other community organizations spent Saturday, April 27 repairing and rebuilding homes of the needy in Santa Clara County.
Included among the 36 work sites for the countywide Spring Rebuilding Day, an annual project of Rebuilding...
Letter: Santa Clara County should do more to restrict ICE
I would like to express my views regarding Santa Clara County’s decision to prohibit ICE activity on public property. Though the county is taking an important step in the right direction, I also feel that more comprehensive action is needed to fully protect undocumented...
Milias Restaurant owners mark 10 years
The Milias Restaurant, 7397 Monterey St., celebrated its 10 years of ownership under Adam Sanchez and Ann Zyburra on July 8.
The event included acknowledgement from the Gilroy City Council as well as Assemblymember Robert Rivas’ office.
Originally established by George Milias Sr. in...
Parishioners celebrate Juquila
Costumed dancers, musicians and celebrants parade on Eigleberry Street in Gilroy Nov. 23, beginning the 10th annual all-day celebration of the Virgin of Juquila by the parish group Comite Familias Unidas of the St. Mary Parish. The celebration dates back to 16th century, when...
Christopher girls soccer team makes history, wins first-ever CCS title
In the last four years, the Christopher High girls soccer team has reached the Central Coast Section playoff quarterfinals, semifinals and two championship matches. Their quest for CCS glory previously ended in disappointment, but not this season. On Friday, the top-seed Cougars ran away...
More than 7,000 receive flu shots
Nearly 10 times the number of people have received flu vaccinations compared to last year, Santa Clara County health officials announced.
The county will continue providing free, no-appointment flu shots to the public at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose every Saturday through...
Local Scene: Walking tour visits bungalows, blood drive scheduled
Walking tour visits bungalows
The Gilroy Historical Society’s monthly walking tours continue on Feb. 6 with a look at bungalows on East Sixth Street.
Bungalows were a popular style of housing between 1920 and 1940 and Gilroy has many examples.
Participants are asked to meet at the...
Conservationists buy Tilton Ranch
Conservationists and open space proponents this week completed the purchase of the Tilton Ranch in Morgan Hill, bolstering a continuous linkage of protected land throughout the South Bay that allows wildlife to live in peace and safely cross between mountain ranges on both sides of Santa Clara Valley.
Christopher is the perfect example of ‘next man up’ as it advances in playoffs
Despite being undersized and losing several players to injuries throughout the season, the Christopher High football team keeps finding ways to win. The Cougars’ latest example of beating a bigger team came in the Central Coast Section Division III playoff quarterfinals against Palo Alto...
Concerns raised over Gilroy’s proposed sleeping in public ban
The City of Gilroy is working on an ordinance that would ban people from sleeping in Uvas Creek and other public right-of-ways.
However, some say the plan would force the homeless into more populated areas, namely residential neighborhoods and downtown.
The Gilroy City Council got its...






















