Local Scene: Blood drive combats shortage
Local blood drive combats shortage
The American Red Cross has faced a “concerning” drop in blood and platelet donations this summer, according to the organization, and donors are needed to make an appointment to give in August to help prevent a blood shortage.
The decline in...
County makes Narcan available at all public libraries
Santa Clara County will begin providing the opioid overdose-reversing medicine naloxone in all county library branches in an effort to make the treatment more widely available.
The county Board of Supervisors voted unanimously April 4 to make naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, available at all...
Glen Loma Ranch, City of Gilroy agree on $7.2M payment for new fire station
The City of Gilroy and the developer of Glen Loma Ranch this week resolved a standoff over the builder’s previous promises to pay for the construction of the Santa Teresa Fire Station.
Under a new agreement approved by the Gilroy City Council Oct. 7, Glen...
Rotary awards $70k to Gilroy community
The Rotary Club of Gilroy, at a Jan. 28 meeting at the Lodge on the Hill, celebrated the recipients of $70,000 in grants for local schools and organizations. Funding for the grants came from the Gilroy Rotary Endowment, which was established in 1991 to...
Local Scene: Coffee with the mayor; State of the City
Mayor to talk housing at monthly gathering
The public is invited to join Mayor Marie Blankley for Conversation and Coffee on March 4 at 9:30am in the Council Chambers, 7351 Rosanna St.
Blankley will be joined by Community Development Director Sharon Goei to discuss housing production...
101-year-old Holocaust survivor to speak in Morgan Hill
Joseph Alexander, who survived 12 concentration camps during the Holocaust, will speak about his experiences at a rare event in Morgan Hill on Jan. 11.
Born in Poland in 1922, Alexander is one of the few remaining survivors of the Holocaust, and one of the...
Letter: Seeking environmental justice for Gilroy
As we make progress on implementing our General Plan 2040 we are going to need help from our Community Based Organizations (CBO).
The past two years we have reported back to the state regarding our Environmental Justice section that we have been implementing with a...
Gilroy Police blotter, Oct. 2-9, 2023
Oct. 2
• A vehicle was reported stolen on the 8400 block of Monterey Street and 7900 block of Monterey Street.
• Burglary was reported on the 5800 block of Monterey Road.
Oct. 3
• Police responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon on...
Local Scene: Gilroy Elks Lodge honored
Gilroy Elks Lodge honored at national convention
Exalted Ruler Angela Moore attended the 158th National Grand Lodge Convention of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE) that was held July 1-4 in Minneapolis, Minn. as a representative from Gilroy Lodge #1567.
Competing with a select...
City: No major fires on Fourth
Gilroy firefighters were busy on a Fourth of July holiday that saw no major fires or injuries caused by illegal fireworks.
According to city spokesperson Rachelle Bedell, the Gilroy Fire Department responded to eight calls for service involving fires or smoke investigations during Fourth of...























