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December 24, 2024

Council to consider downtown parking lot design

The Gilroy City Council will consider a design for a downtown parking lot on April 19. The parking lot is proposed at the corner of Eigleberry and Seventh streets, where a vacant lot and the former Gilroy Demonstration Garden sit. Talks have been ongoing to...

Gilroy elementary students return to the classroom after more than a year

For some, it was their first time stepping onto a school campus. For others, it was a return to a sense of normalcy that had been lost more than a year ago. But every one of the students who walked into a classroom at Luigi...

Public invited to help paint downtown mural

The public is invited to participate in creating the Women’s Downtown Collaborative Mural, which is being painted on the rear of The Neon Exchange building in Gourmet Alley. The paint dates are April 16-18 and April 23-25. No experience is necessary to participate. The mural is...

Unemployment is high. Why are businesses struggling to hire?

There are two distinct, and completely opposite, ways of looking at the American job market. One would be to consult the data tables produced every month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which suggest a plentiful supply of would-be workers. The unemployment rate is 6%,...

Local Scene: Meeting to discuss transit center proposal

Meeting to discuss transit center proposal The Valley Transportation Authority is hosting another community meeting for the proposed Gilroy Transit Center Transit-Oriented Development on April 22 at 6pm. In February, VTA held two community meetings to discuss the community’s vision for the site. Based on the...

Letter to the Editor: ‘Boondoggles Bonfire’

For Amtrak's 50th birthday, instead of lighting 50 candles, we ought to give recognition to the taxpayers and have one candle for each dollar in taxpayers' subsidies that have been paid to it. Of course, then if we start that annual tribute, to be fair,...

Poppy Jasper film festival expands global reach

The Poppy Jasper International Film Festival has always had a global reach, but never to the extent as it has in 2021. One of the benefits of hosting a virtual festival this year is its accessibility to not just people from throughout the state or...

Garlic Festival planning drive-thru event

The Gilroy Garlic Festival Association is working with Gavilan College to host a drive-thru Gourmet Alley experience in July. Festival President Tom Cline presented the plans for the “Gilroy Garlic Festival Days” event to the college’s Board of Trustees on April 13. The Gilroy Garlic Festival...

County opens vaccine eligibility to all residents age 16 and up

Santa Clara County opened Covid-19 vaccine eligibility Tuesday to all people who live and work in the county who are age 16 or older, joining several other Bay Area counties in fully opening vaccine eligibility. Local health officials credited a significantly increased allocation of vaccine...

Gilroy Library expanding access with in-person browsing

Nothing can compare to browsing in a quiet space, surrounded by thousands of books, magazines, newspapers and other material in shelves that stand nearly twice as tall as the average person. For the past year, Gilroy residents, looking to check out a good read for...

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