Christopher, Gilroy track and field athletes shine
As Gabriela Baxter kept on clearing the bar in the girls high jump event, coaches and fellow competitors marveled in the ease in how she did it. This is basically Baxter’s first full season in the event, as her freshman year on Christopher High’s...
Gilroy planners request more time on electronic billboard ordinance
A proposal to construct a 75-foot electronic billboard adjacent to Highway 101 has drawn the ire of some Gilroy residents, including others from outside of the city, who say its bright lights would not only serve as a distraction to passing motorists, but also...
Glen Loma work continues in West GIlroy
Five neighborhoods being built as part of the largest active construction site in Gilroy could wrap up by the end of the year.
Glen Loma Ranch, located on the west side of Gilroy along Santa Teresa Boulevard, is a nearly 400-acre property that will have...
SEIU workers voting on county’s ‘last, best’ contract offer
As the “rolling work stoppage” by members of Santa Clara County’s largest public employee union continued into its third week, the 11,648 members began voting Oct. 22 on the county’s “last, best and final” five-year contract.
The union members’ vote continues to Nov. 5, which...
One injured in Caltrain collision in San Martin
A Caltrain struck a vehicle on the tracks in the unincorporated community of San Martin in Santa Clara County on Monday night, a spokesperson for SamTrans said.
Caltrain was still responding late April 15 to the emergency on the tracks near San Martin Station.
According to...
PHOTOS: Tierra Bella bike tour returns
The 43rd annual Tierra Bella Bicycle Tour, a volunteer-run fundraiser for the Almaden Cycle Touring Club, returned April 23 after a two-year hiatus. More than 1,000 cyclists participated in the tour, which featured six routes of varying length and difficulty on the scenic roads...
Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting victims: We owe them a memorial
The large teddy bear has a layer of dust, and the candles are burned out. The cut flowers are wilted. Some of the handwritten notes are smudged by the morning dew, others are faded by the late-summer sun or were distributed along the Uvas...
Cecelia Ponzini is 30th District’s Woman of the Year
Morgan Hill’s Cecelia Ponzini—who has helped more than 10,000 families gain access to food, clothing and other necessities—is the Woman of the Year for California Assembly District 30.
Mayor leaves supe’s office
Gilroy Mayor Roland Velasco has left his job as an aide to Santa County Supervisor Mike Wasserman, saying he wants to devote a full-time focus to his part-time role at City Hall.
Velasco, elected to his first term in 2016, said this week he left...
Strada Verde proponents collect 3K signatures
A major development proposed for northern San Benito County could soon qualify for the November ballot after proponents gathered signatures in what they are calling “record time.”
Opponents, however, say the initiative process allows the developer to supersede environmental review.
The Strada Verde Innovation Park Voter...




















