A gold medal day
Gilroy High School special education students compete in the 14th Annual Gifted Games at the Mustangs’ football field April 26.
The entire student body welcomed 450 athletes competing on teams from 23 schools and programs, including Social Vocational Services, Hope Services, Gilroy High School,...
Local Scene: Rotary Club of Gilroy welcomes singer and actress
The Rotary Club of Gilroy will welcome renowned singer and actress, Tammy Nelson, on Dec. 19 at its noon-hour meeting held at the Gilroy Elks Lodge.
Best known for her starring role in the one of the most successful live music revues in history, Nelson...
Christopher Unified Track wins CIF State titles in shot put, relay
Perhaps no sporting event, team or individual performance of the entire year illustrates the multi-dimensional value of sports for student-athletes as does the Unified Track and Para-Ambulatory and Wheelchair competitions in high school track and field. Christopher High fields those teams.
And two of the...
Caltrain electrification delayed to 2024 due to pandemic, other complications
Caltrain announced Thursday that electrification of its rail system has been delayed until late 2024, in part because of supply chain disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
This delay adds almost two years to the electrification efforts, which were expected to be complete in 2022.
Unforeseen...
Gilroy High football team prepared to hit the ground running
With a full off-season of passing league and strength and conditioning workouts, the Gilroy High football team enters the 2022 season with optimism and confidence.
Coach Tim Pierleoni said the majority of the returning players packed on some serious muscle in the off-season, and improved...
Gilroy Police investigate pedestrian death in hit and run
A pedestrian was fatally injured by a hit-and-run driver near downtown Gilroy, police said June 1.
Officers who responded to a 911 call about 10:50pm May 31 in the area of First Street and Eigleberry Street found a man with major injuries in the roadway,...
Council grants exemption to stay limit for RV park
The Gilroy City Council agreed July 1 to give the Garlic Farm RV Park an exemption to the city’s 60-day maximum stay requirement.
Harmony Communities purchased the park at 5878 Garlic Farm Drive for $9 million, documents filed on Jan. 6 with Santa Clara County...
Letter: Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week is Oct. 5-11Â
California’s love affair with unmerited lawsuits targeted at small and minority small business owners is alive and well. So much so that the California Assembly failed to even schedule a hearing on Senate Bill 84, a much-needed reform measure to protect against abusive shakedown...
Angel saves black cat from pole perch
A nearly week-long saga of a black cat perched precariously on the top of a power pole in Gilroy had a happy outcome—with an unknown ending Oct. 30.
Concerned neighbors spotted the dare-deviling feline atop the 20-foot pole in the backyard of a home on...
Gilroy Police receive traffic enforcement grant
The Gilroy Police Department received a $96,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for a one-year enforcement and education program, according to authorities.





















