Gilroy preservation groups to be honored
Two Gilroy preservation groups, the Gilroy Historical Society and the Miller Red Barn Association, will be among 17 award winners at the first-ever Santa Clara County Preservation Alliance Awards Night on May 21.
Joanie M. Lewis of the Gilroy Historical Society will be honored for...
Amusement parks allowed to reopen in Red Tier starting next month
Outdoor amusement parks in California counties in the Red Tier of the state’s Covid-19 reopening plan will be allowed to welcome back customers next month, the California Department of Public Health announced Friday afternoon.
Live outdoor sporting events and performances will, too, be allowed to...
Letter: We stand against all acts of hate
Our community has an active Interfaith Clergy Alliance, which includes clergy from a number of the faith communities in Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy. We all seek to build up a community of respect and love for neighbors in the community in which...
Christopher boys soccer team looks to ascend like it never has before
If first-year Christopher High boys soccer coach Josue Salgado can guide the Cougars to a Central Coast Section championship within the next several years, he’ll be the prep version of Georgia football coach Kirby Smart: someone who has such tremendous pride in his alma...
New wheels for watershed steward
For years, Monica Garcia has roughed it along the Pajaro River watershed in her motorized wheelchair, where she’s helped volunteers clean up the ever-constant garbage left behind by those with no concern for the environment.
Garcia, who is battling lupus, must use the wheelchair to...
Schools closed for rest of year
The Santa Clara County Office of Education took another big hit Wednesday as schools sites within the district were officially shut down through the end of the Spring semester.
SV Clean Energy repays $2.7M loan to cities
The cities of Gilroy and Morgan Hill were among 11 Santa Clara County cities, which, along with the county government, last month were repaid in full the startup loans from Silicon Valley Clean Energy, the public non-profit “community choice” energy agency that now provides...
Gilroy youngster selected for elite touring soccer team
Javy Garcia, an eighth-grader at South Valley Middle School in Gilroy, has been selected to participate in an elite level soccer tour with the prominent TheTen Futbol club. Garcia was selected after participating in tryouts in Sacramento.
The TheTen club is headed by Miguel Ponce,...
Artist creating video portraits for downtown Gilroy residency
A visit to Benton C Bainbridge’s downtown Gilroy studio is like taking a step into a 1990s electronics store.
CRT televisions sit on tables and the floor, next to a JVC VHS player, wood-paneled video synthesizers and even a Vectrex video game console. A Sony...
PHOTO: Gilroy Senior Center hosts luau
The Gilroy Senior Center held a Summer Luau on June 16. More than 100 people attended the event, where they were entertained with hula dancers, whom invited the seniors and staff to join them. The lunch menu included Hawaiian pulled pork with a pineapple...























