Gilroy Police set DUI checkpoint for Oct. 10
The Gilroy Police Department will host a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint starting at 6pm Oct. 10 at an undisclosed location within the city limits. The checkpoint is scheduled to last until 1am Oct. 11.
Police said the primary purpose of DUI checkpoints is to...
Letters to the Editor: Day Road needs sidewalk, donate to overseas troops
Day Road sidewalk could save a life
It is time we address the lack of a sidewalk on Day Road leading from Monterey Highway to Christopher High School on Santa Teresa Road. The only articles you have written addressing issues around Christopher High School is...
Officials: Be safe this Fourth of July
Fire agencies throughout Santa Clara County remind residents that fireworks are illegal, dangerous and can result in fires and injuries that are easily preventable.
Fines will be issued to anyone using, possessing, storing or selling illegal fireworks.
Santa Clara County’s “social host” fireworks ordinance holds property...
Danny Mitchell to run for city council
Longtime Gilroy resident Danny Mitchell has thrown his hat into the ring for the Gilroy City Council race in November.
Mitchell, who has lived in the city for 60 years, recently retired after 25 years with Gilroy-based Heinzen Manufacturing, where he served as a partner...
Downtown Gilroy alleyway design nears completion
City officials are under a tight deadline to improve the alleyways in a section of downtown to avoid losing a $3.9 million grant Gilroy received from the state in 2022.
The Gilroy City Council received an update May 15 on the plans to enhance Gourmet...
Gilroy City Council passes ban on public camping
The Gilroy City Council approved an ordinance on June 5 that would prohibit camping near schools, in Uvas Creek and other public right-of-ways.
However, some members of the public who spoke during the meeting said such a decision could put the city on shaky legal...
Religion: We are better than this
My great-grandfather was a bishop in a small Christian denomination who got his start preaching on street corners. Crowds gathered to hear his message of God’s love. Eventually he founded a church in Dayton, Ohio’s poorest district, leading standing-room-only services. I admire my great-grandfather,...
Gilroy After Hours Rotary leads inaugural ‘Pitch In’ event
Gilroy After Hours Rotary brought more than 45 volunteers to the Uvas Creek Parkway for the inaugural “Pitch In” community clean-up day on Oct. 10. Joining in the event were Rotarians and family from the Gilroy Sunrise Rotary, Gilroy Noon Rotary, and local Boy...
Young cast bonds in Limelight’s ‘The Wolves’
Just before rehearsal for “The Wolves” kicked off on the evening of Aug. 24, the Gilroy Center for the Arts was filled with the sounds of excited chatter, outbursts of giggling and the occasional shout.
The cast of nine girls, the majority in their teens,...
Second case of coronavirus reported in Santa Clara County
A second case of the new coronavirus strain was reported in Santa Clara County on Sunday, Feb. 2, according to county health officials.
“The second case is not related to the first case,” said Dr. Sara Cody, county health officer, in a statement released Sunday...
