Garlic Festival victims fund surpasses $1M
The Gilroy Foundation Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting victims fund grew to nearly $1.2 million this week, as the foundation announced it had approved the first applications for funds.
As of Aug. 20 at noon, the fund totaled $1,167,431 in donations in the 22 days since...
Guest View: Struggling artists take note—and take to social media
The past year and a half has been extremely hard on everyone, but it has been especially hard on small business owners. And according to Americans for the Arts, the arts were tremendously impacted by the pandemic, with an overall expected financial loss of...
Outdoor dining can resume in Santa Clara County
Citing decreasing Covid-19-related hospitalizations, California lifted the stay-at-home order statewide Jan. 25, allowing outdoor dining and other activities to resume in Santa Clara County.
Santa Clara County has returned to the Purple Tier of the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, which is based on...
Mary Jane Pattie, longtime volunteer, dies at 93
Longtime Gilroy resident Mary Jane Pattie was known as a fierce advocate for seniors.
She was a founder of Live Oak Adult Day Care, Wheeler Manor Housing and St. Louise Hospital Auxiliary, where she served as president for many years. Pattie was also active with...
Gavilan College to dedicate new bridge
Gavilan College will celebrate the completion of its new steel and cement bridge with a ribbon cutting event on Sept. 21 at 11am at the Gilroy campus, 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd.
The event will also commemorate the naming of the newly constructed bridge as the...
Gilroy Garlic Festival Association preps for National Garlic Month
The Gilroy Garlic Festival Association will mark National Garlic Month with a series of fundraising events in April and beyond.
The Association recently announced the following events:
• On April 15, volunteers will be selling garlic bread all day at the Gilroy Veterans Memorial Building, 74...
Gilroy council shifting meetings back to virtual
The Gilroy City Council is returning to virtual meetings, fueled by concern from city management over the rising number of Covid-19 infections in the county.
The council had returned to in-person meetings in September after more than a year of hosting them over videoconferencing platforms...
Police blotter, March 1-7, 2021: Burglary, ‘malicious mischief’
March 1
• Police responded to a sexual offense report on the 9500 block of Rancho Hills Drive at 1am.
• A vehicle was stolen on the 4300 block of Monterey Road.
• A vehicle collision resulting in injury occurred on the 8100 block of Murray Avenue...
San Benito County Jail escapee captured in San Jose
Daniel Lopez Zavala, who escaped from the San Benito County Jail on May 28, was arrested in San Jose Wednesday night following a regional manhunt, authorities said.Â
Zavala, 38, of Hollister, was arrested 7pm May 29 at a hotel in San Jose with his girlfriend,...
Letter: Focusing on moving the City of Gilroy forward
With 2024 in the rear-view mirror, on Feb. 12 at 9am the new Gilroy City Council will meet for our bi-annual strategic planning session. This is where the 2026-27 Legislative Work Plan and City Council goals will be established. This will be the foundation...






















