Local Scene: Historic walking tour; city internship program opens
Walking tour visits East Side
The Gilroy Historical Society’s monthly walking tours continue on April 2 with a tour of Railroad and Alexander streets on Gilroy’s East Side.
Participants are asked to meet at the Gilroy Museum, 195 Fifth St., at 10am.
Donations to the museum are...
Jimmy Forbis appointed as Gilroy’s city administrator
The Gilroy City Council appointed Jimmy Forbis as city administrator Oct. 5, shedding the interim label he held for the last seven months.
Mayor Roland Velasco cast the lone dissenting vote, saying a nationwide search for a new administrator would have been beneficial for Gilroy.
Forbis,...
‘Tis the season at South County’s Battaglia Ranch
The scent of fresh-cut pine fills the air as Jorge Garcia watches his children, ages 2 and 5, weave between rows of evergreens with their mother, searching for the perfect Christmas tree. It’s their first time at Battaglia Ranch as a young family, but...
Pregnant Gilroy woman dies in New Year’s Day accident
A 29-year-old pregnant Gilroy woman died in a three-vehicle crash on New Year's Day, according to authorities.
The California Highway Patrol said their office is actively investigating the accident, which occurred about 6:37pm Jan. 1 on Leavesley Road, east of New Avenue. Officers responded to...
Smith, Hirokawa head for Nov. runoff
Incumbent Sheriff Laurie Smith and retired Undersheriff John Hirokawa said Tuesday night, with about 41 percent of the total expected ballots counted in the June 5 election, they are both prepared for a November runoff battle for Santa Clara County Sheriff.
As of 9pm, neither...
Gilroy man sentenced to prison for DUI
A Gilroy man was sentenced to prison Aug. 20 for driving under the influence of alcohol in Monterey in June.
According to Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni, Matthew Christian Silva, 23, of Gilroy, was sentenced by Judge Mark E. Hood for two years...
As May approaches, Cal Fire offers fire prevention tips
With the month of May beginning this week, with its warmer weather, lower humidity and drying vegetation, Cal Fire is urging Bay Area homeowners to do all they can to protect against fire.
“Fires are mostly caused by the human factor,” Cal Fire Battalion Chief...
Animals return to Gilroy Ostrich Farm after Crews Fire evacuation
When the Crews Fire sparked near Gilroy and quickly spread east on July 5, the blaze appeared to be making its way toward the Gilroy Ostrich Farm, fueled by dry brush and tall grass.
Staff at the farm, located on Pacheco Pass Highway near the...
Local indoor masking requirements to remain in place
Santa Clara County health officials announced Feb. 9 that local indoor masking requirements will not be lifted on Feb. 16, which is the date the state will rescind its order.
Instead, Santa Clara County will continue to base decisions on whether and when to lift...
South Valley carjacker was on violent spree, police say
A Davis man had been on a violent crime spree for several days before leading the region’s law enforcement agencies to Hollister and back to San Jose—exchanging gunfire with police along the way—where he was killed by officers, according to authorities.
Just before 4pm Jan....























