DUI checkpoint set for Dec. 17
The Gilroy Police Department will be conducting a checkpoint on Dec. 17 to look out for impaired drivers.
Checkpoint locations are chosen based on a history of DUI crashes and arrests. The primary purpose of checkpoints is not to make arrests, but to promote public...
Letter: Gilroy is not ready for data center impacts
The letter below was originally sent by the author to members of the Gilroy City Council.
My name is Adriana Leongardt. I am a Gilroy resident, a former City of Gilroy Planning Commissioner, and a Project Engineer who has built data centers in Santa Clara...
Local Scene: Art Markets launch, aviation open house
Art Markets launch downtown
6th Street Studios & Art Center will launch its monthly Art Markets on June 27 from 10am to 2pm.
Located at 64 West Sixth St. in downtown Gilroy, the market will feature a variety of art vendors.
6th Street Studios & Art Center...
Air quality reaches ‘unhealthy’ levels
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued a Spare the Air Alert Thursday, Aug. 23, as ozone and particulate pollution from Northern California and Sierra Nevada wildfires reached dangerous levels from San Francisco to San Luis Obispo.
On Thursday the most dangerous area, with...
Guest View: Change the culture
By John Goldstein
We don’t have a “rogue cop” problem in America. Let’s be clear on that. It was caught on video. That’s why it became of national interest.
Mr. Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back as he went to get into his...
Rams start anew
Last year was a season to forget for Gavilan College. Amid violations and an 0-10 record, stability is what the program needed. John Lango stepped in, back in charge of a team he led from 2000 to 2010. If Lango is going to bring...
Restaurants, hotel and more in the works near Highway 101
A development that would add a Chick-fil-A chain restaurant, Gilroy’s eighth Starbucks location, a hotel and other businesses received the planning commission’s recommendation on Sept. 2.
Laurel Square, a proposal located at the corner of East Tenth and Chestnut streets, will now head to the...
DA launches new online data portal
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office launched a public data dashboard last week to support what they said will promote “transparency, accountability, and community engagement” within the criminal justice system.
The DA’s office intends to update data regularly on victim and defendant race and...
Cain Velasquez gets Hall of Fame nod
Before he became a UFC heavyweight world champion, Cain Velasquez was mastering his craft in NCAA wrestling matches at Arizona State University, where he twice rose to the stature of a college All-American.
This past weekend, the Gilroy resident, married father of two and youth...
Police search for Gilroy man in relation to Milpitas homicide
Police are searching for Gilroy resident Kevin James Gitmed in relation to an Oct. 10 homicide that occurred in Milpitas, according to authorities.























