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October 14, 2025

Gonzalez resigns as Gilroy city administrator

Gilroy City Administrator Gabriel Gonzalez submitted his resignation letter to the city council Feb. 19 after four years on the job. His last day is March 13, and he will begin his new position as city manager for the City of Shafter on March 19. In...

Caltrans: No paving of First Street until fall 2020

It all began in the summer of 2018: the First Street Project. The aggravation for businesses, commuters, neighborhoods, pedestrians and bicyclists continues, with no apparent end in sight. In response to repeated inquiries from the Gilroy Dispatch, Caltrans on Feb. 20 said the paving is now...

Thousands begin voting by mail, first vote center opens Feb. 22 for Presidential Primary

The official March 3 Primary Election Day is more than a week away, but vote-by-mail ballots are already piling up at the Santa Clara County board of elections. Some voting centers will be open for business on Saturday, Feb. 22. This year, for the first...

Developer eyes busy intersection

The Gilroy City Council looked at conceptual plans for a development that could add a hotel, gas station and restaurants on 10th Street between Chestnut Street and Highway 101. The Feb. 10 council meeting was a study session for the proposal. Formal plans have not...

Christopher High band performs in SF parade

The Christopher High School Marching Band was one of many marching bands from throughout the country that performed in the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 8. More than 100 groups participated in the parade, which was seen by 3 million...

Proposal would establish bike parking standards

A draft ordinance under consideration by the city of Gilroy aims to enact bicycle parking regulations for future developments as a way to reduce vehicle usage. The ordinance, which was written by Gilroy Bicycle Pedestrian Commission chair Zachary Hilton, would apply to multiple dwelling developments,...

Motorhome ignites at storage facility

No one was hurt Tuesday afternoon after a motorhome burst into flames at Leavesley Mini Storage at the corner of Leavesley Road and Forest Street. The owner of the motorhome said a crew was working on the fuel pump of the 1980s-era vehicle when the...

Gilroy’s roads score ‘poor’ rating

Gilroy City Councilmember Dion Bracco has seen his share of damaged vehicles with his towing business. Perhaps the most common jobs Bracco’s Towing receives are from vehicles rendered immovable because of blown tires or cracked wheels. Potholes are one of the main culprits. The situation is...

Gilroy Rotary hands out grants

The Gilroy Rotary Club gave out nearly $50,000 in grants to various community organizations at its weekly meeting Jan. 28. According to Rotarian Jay Baska, the club received 41 applications this year through its Charitable Giving program, and was able to award $49,386. A total...

Gilroy Elks honor students

Gilroy Elks Lodge honored four students and their families recently at the Americanism Essay Recognition Dinner. The students are from Niki Estacio’s fifth-grade class at Rucker Elementary School, who were judged to be the best writers in the Americanism Essay Contest on this year’s...

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