Gift card website launches for Gilroy businesses
With many businesses closed due to the shelter-in-place order, some, such as restaurants, are relying on delivery orders. Others, meanwhile, are counting on online purchases, if they have such an option available.
But there is one source of revenue—gift cards—that many are missing out on...
Local Scene: Gilroyans earn academic honors
Gilroyan makes dean’s list
Enzo del Carmen, of Gilroy, was named to the dean's list at Rochester Institute of Technology for the spring semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. Del Carmen is in the new media design program. Full-time degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for...
Sheriff’s office creates right-wing terror task force
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 12 announced it is assembling a “special task force” to investigate and combat right-wing terrorists.
SVCT produces ‘High School Musical on Stage!’
South Valley Civic Theatre brings the full-length version of Disney’s “High School Musical On Stage!” to the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse this month, featuring 40 local teens in a story about breaking free from social expectations.
The production opens Feb. 20 and runs through March...
Gilroy Police blotter, Nov. 6-12, 2023
Nov. 6
• A vehicle was reported stolen on the 900 block of First Street.
• Grand theft was reported on the 200 block of Churchill Place.
• Police responded to a report of an assault on the 6700 block of Filbro Drive and 7900 block of...
Gilroy woman arrested in Hollister following police chase
Hollister Police this week arrested a Gilroy woman who carjacked a victim in San Jose and let officers on a vehicle chase through two counties, authorities said.
About 11:57pm June 5, Hollister Police received an alert for a stolen vehicle on the citywide FLOCK camera...
Gavilan College pushes commencement date
Gavilan College announced that it will move forward with its commencement ceremony for the Class of 2020 but the celebration won’t take place until the end of the year.
Jan Bernstein Chargin, director of public information at Gavilan, issued a press release on June 2...
Photo: Tree planting at Sunrise Park
On Nov. 16, the City of Gilroy Parks and Recreation Commission hosted the annual Arbor Day event at Sunrise Park. Twelve trees were planted. The Arbor Day event is part of the criteria for the city to maintain its Tree City USA designation, which...
Christopher High field hockey team’s greatest season ever ends in hard-fought CCS semifinal loss
Take all the motivational sports quotes and one can apply it to the Christopher High field hockey team after a hard-fought 1-0 loss to Los Gatos High in the Central Coast Section playoff semifinals on Wednesday at Saratoga High.
Perhaps no saying describes the Cougars’...
Quake safety is still an issue
A walk down Monterey Street in Gilroy should be a stroll through the vibrant heart of a city, but instead of bustling store fronts, passersby are more likely to see boarded-up buildings.
The empty commercial spaces in Gilroy’s core are often attributed to the city’s...























