Police schedule DUI checkpoint for Sept. 5
The California Highway Patrol Hollister-Gilroy Area will host a Driving Under the Influence Sobriety Checkpoint on Sept. 5 in an unincorporated area of southern Santa Clara County.
The checkpoint will begin at 7pm and continue until 3am Sept. 6. In the event of inclement weather,...
First West Nile death reported in Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County health officials on Aug. 14 reported the first local death attributed to West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne illness.
The death this month of an immunocompromised adult at a local hospital “after experiencing West Nile virus symptoms” is the second reported human case...
Twice Tyger burns bright in the Valley of the Heart’s Delight
Proprietor Billoo Rataul stands tall and proud as he surveys the vineyard land that gently slopes to the banks of Machado Creek outside Morgan Hill. Born and raised in northeast India, he grew up near jungles where beasts still roamed, and his childhood imagination...
Letter: Good things are coming for Gilroy in 2025
To my council colleagues, city staff and the public, I am very excited to be a part of the many changes coming to Gilroy this year. Legislating policy in house often doesn't require budget allocations, and many of the best practices are already open...
Sheriff’s office loses two deputies in off-duty deaths
A Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputy was killed early Saturday morning by a suspected DUI driver on State Highway 87 in San Jose, according to the sheriff's office.
Deputy Arturo Romero, a 24-year member of the sheriff's office, was driving home to Gilroy after his...
Gun buyback is ‘one tool’ to prevent deaths, injuries by firearm
Gun violence is a public health crisis in the United States, and an upcoming firearms buyback event in Morgan Hill aims to address the problem by keeping unwanted weapons out of the wrong hands, according to county law enforcement and government officials.
Some of that...
Gilroy teachers demand raises, smaller classes
UPDATE: Teachers respond: Teacher salary data needs clarification
Dozens of teachers within the Gilroy Unified School District have shown up en masse to recent Board of Education meetings, demanding district officials give teachers a raise while also improving students’ experiences.
The Gilroy Teachers Association and district...
Supervisors buy land for affordable housing projects
Santa Clara County supervisors approved a quartet of housing projects March 22 that will convert existing properties into more than 300 affordable housing units.
The board unanimously approved the purchase of four properties—two in San Jose, one in Morgan Hill and one in Santa Clara—that...
Legends of Gilroy
The San Jose Sports Hall of Fame honors those who have made extraordinary contributions in the sports world and are South Bay legends. On Nov. 13, the Hall of Fame added four new members and one was Gilroy boxer Robert Guerrero.
Another Gilroyan, Nola Matthews,...
Rivas re-elected as Assembly Speaker
Robert Rivas, who represents 29th California district, was re-elected this week as Speaker of the California State Assembly.
Rivas, of Hollister, now begins his second year as Assembly Speaker following a unanimous vote by his Democratic colleagues on Dec. 2.
“I am filled with great pride...























