Gilroy artist hosts live, therapeutic virtual paint parties
Art has been proven to be an effective way to cope with anxiety. The therapeutic nature of creating something with one’s hands can sooth a mind overwhelmed with the stresses of everyday life.
With the Covid-19 outbreak causing angst throughout the world, such therapy is...
Local Scene: Fentanyl awareness; grant program review
Fentanyl awareness event scheduled soon
The Gilroy Police Department will host a Fentanyl Awareness Night on April 19 (English) and April 20 (Spanish) at the Gilroy Senior Center, 7371 Hanna St., from 6-8pm.
The event will go over the dangers of fentanyl and the resources available....
Beer business brewing in downtown Gilroy
Downtown Gilroy is going to get a lot more brew-tiful in 2018.
By the end of the year, the downtown will add two new breweries, Promised Land Brewing Company and Lonely Oak Brew Pub and Pizzeria.
Bartenders Union, a place for the low-key lovers...
Santa Clara County asks state, feds to investigate sheriff
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Aug. 17 voted unanimously to ask the U.S. Justice Department, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the county civil grand jury and its own county counsel to investigate Sheriff Laurie Smith, her department and the county jail for...
Gilroy property values continue rise, despite pandemic woes
Property values in Gilroy grew at a rate near the county’s average in 2020, rising by 4.45% to $10,265,011,012, according to the 2021-22 Assessor’s Annual Report released by Santa Clara County Tax Assessor Larry Stone’s office on Dec. 13.
Morgan Hill, meanwhile, grew at the...
Rivas visits L.A. wildfire scene
California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, of Hollister, and a delegation of 14 Assembly members met with firefighters and officials in Los Angeles last week to discuss how to further assist emergency response efforts, and to fast-track recovery from the devastating and deadly wildfires, Rivas’...
Mixed-use building approved by council
The Gilroy City Council this week unanimously approved a mixed use building that will sit on Monterey Road near Highway 101.
The project approved Jan. 14 is planned to have 69 market rate units and 9 affordable housing units for a total of 78 apartments....
Letter: Sharks Ice and more coming to Gilroy
As you might imagine, taking on the role of mayor in 2020 in the height of a pandemic shutdown was a formidable challenge, and one that consumed the first half of my term as mayor, but Gilroy since that time has seen a remarkable...
Local Scene: Gilroy Foundation grant cycle opening
Gilroy Foundation grant cycle opens Oct. 1
Gilroy Foundation has made a change to its grant cycle, moving the beginning of the cycle up to Oct. 1 for funding in 2022.
Since 1980, the Gilroy Foundation has awarded more than $15.8 million in grants and scholarships....
Garlic Festival opens with tasty competitions
All eyes turned to the judge—several hundred in the audience, three other judges, the announcer, a two-camera video crew, and two very nervous amateur chefs. The celebrity judge put down her fork politely, and said, calmly and seriously, to a hushed audience: “It had...























