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Digital NEST is getting closer to opening its youth workforce development center in Gilroy, and has a number of workshops and social activities scheduled soon to inspire young people to pursue a career in tech. Jason Franks, Digital NEST’s senior site manager for Gilroy, said...

Work begins on Sports Park playground surfaces The playground surfaces at the Gilroy Sports Park will be getting an update over the coming days as crews will be working to replace the rubberized surface located underneath the play structures and picnic areas. To accommodate this work,...

The Gilroy Planning Commission approved an expansion of a storage facility on Murray Avenue, but some commissioners questioned its need and its potential impacts on the neighborhood. On Feb. 4, the commission voted 4-3 to allow Extra Space Storage at 8900 Murray Ave. to construct...

The City of Gilroy has plans to demolish a dilapidated home and trailer that have been vacant for years at Christmas Hill Park. The city will be accepting bids on Jan. 20 from contractors for the work that includes disposing of asbestos in the home. The...

Candidates for Gilroy Mayor—incumbent Marie Blankley and Greg Bozzo—remain reluctant to declare a final result in the Nov. 5 election as officials continue to count ballots cast by local voters.  Bozzo, who owns a local landscaping company, currently holds the lead in the ballot count,...

Christopher HS Football (7-1 overall, 4-0 BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division) Recent results: Won 43-20 vs. Oak Grove Upcoming games: 7:15pm Oct. 31 vs. Leigh NOTES: Cougars host Leigh and then close the regular season at Live Oak. CHS leads the league by one game over Santa Teresa,...

National Night Out returns Aug. 1 Gilroy's annual National Night Out celebration takes place Aug. 1 from 4:30-8pm on the grassy paseo by the Gilroy Library, 350 W. Sixth St. National Night Out is a nationwide event that fosters police-community partnerships and raises awareness about crime...

The City of Gilroy issued only 37 residential building permits in 2025, but sizable new housing projects proposed or “in the pipeline” over the next few years will help the city move closer to its long-term state-mandated numbers. That was one message delivered by city...

Due to uncertainties coming out of the pandemic, the annual Veterans Parade on Memorial Day will instead march through downtown Gilroy on Veterans Day in November.  But the Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony at St. Mary’s Cemetery will still take place, organizers said.  “We know the Memorial...

Despite graduating 13 seniors off last year’s squad, the Christopher High boys soccer team looks to be in solid shape as it begins Blossom Valley Athletic League Santa Teresa East Division play against Sobrato High on Jan. 11.  The Cougars entered the week at 4-1-2,...