Local Scene: Burrito Run a New Year tradition
Burrito Run tradition to support restaurants
Thousands of hungry motorcyclists are expected to ride to downtown Gilroy on New Year’s Day for the annual Burrito Run.
The annual tradition will see riders from across the region supporting local restaurants, and many ride to raise money for...
Local Scene: Alleyway meeting; upcoming theater performances
Input sought on downtown alleyways
The City of Gilroy is seeking public input on the downtown alleyways.
The city was recently awarded a $3.9 million grant through the California Department of Transportation Clean California Grant Program for infrastructure and aesthetic improvements of Gourmet Alley and Railroad...
Council approves interim administrator contract
Jimmy Forbis experienced something not many public officials have done on their first day in a new role.
On March 13, the day Gilroy’s former City Administrator Gabriel Gonzalez left the position, Forbis issued a local emergency declaration in his first official action as interim...
Photo: Gilroy Museum recognizes volunteer
On Dec. 7, the Gilroy Historical Society hosted an unveiling ceremony at the Gilroy Museum. The unveiling was for the recently approved renaming of the museum’s research room, now called the Claudia Kendall Salewske Research Room. Salewske was a longtime museum volunteer and author...
CHP: Expect traffic ‘surge’ soon
During March and April, the number of traffic collisions and arrests of intoxicated drivers dropped dramatically statewide compared to the previous year, according to the California Highway Patrol.
But it wasn’t because California’s notoriously reckless drivers began respecting the rules of the road. Rather, it’s...
Gilroy Foundation raises nearly $2M for shooting victims
In less than one year, the Gilroy Foundation raised $1,934,472.51 for victims of the 2019 Garlic Festival shooting.
“Every penny went to the victims of the tragedy,” said Donna Pray, executive director of the Gilroy Foundation.
The funds were dispersed in the form of grants directly...
Mount Madonna School students work to revitalize campus lake ecosystem
On a recent afternoon, wind-blown cumulus clouds filled the sky and sunlight permeated towering redwood trees and grassland meadows, reflecting off the water of a small lake on the Mount Madonna School (MMS) campus in the mountains above Gilroy. As senior students navigated a...
Gilroy artist’s work to be sent to the moon
Louise Shields is going to the moon.
The Gilroy artist was chosen to have a digital copy of her work as part of a time capsule that will be brought on board a lunar lander scheduled to launch on a SpaceX rocket in May.
LunARC, a...
State officials propose penalties for gas price gouging
Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Sen. Nancy Skinner announced a proposal Dec. 5 to penalize oil companies in an effort to deter gas price gouging.
The proposal would make it illegal for oil companies to charge excessive refining margins—the price difference between the cost of...
Monterey/Luchessa to close at night for pipeline work
The Luchessa Avenue and Monterey Road intersection in Gilroy is scheduled to be closed from 7pm to 6am from Dec. 19-24.
Crews will begin water pipeline installation across Monterey Road from East Luchessa to West Luchessa avenues, as part of Valley Water’s project to enhance...
