Local Scene: Councilmember town hall; local students recognized
Councilmembers holding town hall
Gilroy City Councilmembers Carol Marques and Dion Bracco will hold a town hall meeting on Feb. 22 at 6pm at Old City Hall, 7400 Monterey St.
The guest speakers will be Santa Clara County District 1 Supervisor candidate Johnny Khamis and District...
More than 9,000 in South County lose power due to storm
Thousands of South County residents and businesses were without electricity overnight Tuesday due to strong winds and extreme weather from the latest atmospheric river storm that struck the region.
As of 2:45pm March 14, more than 9,000 electricity customers in Morgan Hill, San Martin and...
Local Scene: Gilroy students earn academic honors
Gilroyan named to dean’s list
Drew Gumin, of Gilroy, has been named to the Pacific University dean’s list for the fall semester. The dean's list recognizes undergraduate students in Pacific's colleges of Arts & Sciences, Business and Education who earn a grade-point average of at...
Motorcyclist dies in Gilroy traffic collision
A motorcyclist died and two people were injured after an Aug. 8 evening collision, according to a Gilroy Police Department press release.
First responders arrived at the intersection of Gavilan Court and Murray Avenue to find the motorcyclist in the roadway with life-threatening injuries. He...
PHOTO: Free comics for all
Caldwell’s Comics & Cards, 7483 Monterey St. in downtown Gilroy, celebrated Free Comic Book Day on May 6, an annual tradition of the store since it opened in 2021. Thousands of comic book shops around the world participated in Free Comic Book Day, with...
Gilroy Center for the Arts re-opens
The Gilroy Center for the Arts has reopened after more than a year of closure due to Covid-19. With its reopening, the Center has a calendar full of events for the community such as art lessons for children and adults, open mic nights, family...
Police blotter, Sept. 13-19, 2021: Multiple traffic collisions
Sept. 13
• A suspect was arrested for DUI on the 300 block of East Tenth Street at midnight.
• A business was burglarized on the 6800 block of Cameron Boulevard.
• A vehicle was reported stolen on the 8100 block of Church Street.
• Injuries were reported...
Police will enforce downtown Gilroy parking limits
With two of downtown Gilroy’s largest parking lots closed to vehicles due to construction on Gourmet Alley and nearby street spaces filling up quickly every day, city officials will soon begin more strictly enforcing the neighborhood’s parking limits.
Authorities will not begin immediately writing citations...
City releases some info on policies
Nearly two months after the death of Steven Juarez in police custody, friends and family of the Gilroyan are not giving up in their effort to demand answers from City Hall and its police department.
Specifically, Juarez’ family—consisting of several generations of Gilroy residents—wants to...
Gilroy to consider eviction moratorium
The Gilroy City Council will follow other jurisdictions
across the state by considering a moratorium on tenant evictions March 24.
The consideration comes during the COVID-19
outbreak, leaving workers who have lost their jobs because of the numerous
business closures unable to pay their rent.
According to Gilroy’s proposed...























