Health plan begins construction on new South County resource center
Santa Clara Family Health Plan on July 28 commemorated the start of construction of its newest public facility, the South County Community Resource Center in Gilroy. The resource center, set to open in early 2026, will serve residents of Gilroy, Morgan Hill and San...
Local Scene: Gourmet Alley meets Day on the Ridge
Gourmet Alley meets Day on the Ridge
The Gilroy Garlic Festival Association (GGFA) will participate in the 2024 Day on the Ridge by bringing its renowned Gourmet Alley team to serve as the event’s premier food vendor.
Scheduled for May 26, Day on the Ridge will...
Mustangs & Cougars celebrate
Christopher High School graduate Lenai Garcia, above second from left, poses for a picture with her family after the completion of the 2018 commencement ceremony June 8. Garcia, who will be attending San Francisco State in the fall, was one of 415 graduates making...
Teachers in Gilroy picket district
With signs that read “Keep Good Teachers With Fair Pay,” “You can’t put students FIRST if you put teachers LAST” and “WTF? Where’s the Funding,” more than 300 Gilroy teachers and supporters picketed outside last week’s school board meeting.
The Gilroy Teachers Association’s signs and...
Car club to host fundraiser for Morgan Hill family involved in tragic collision
Elisa and Valentina Ornelas—ages 7 and 4, respectively—enjoyed Volkswagens as much as their father, Cesar Ornelas, who is a collector of vintage vehicles. They loved riding in his yellow Bug, which the girls called “the banana,” or his green Volkswagen (“the green bean”) to...
Santa Clara County libraries hosting series on mental health services
The Santa Clara County Library District (SCCLD) is partnering with the County of Santa Clara Health System, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Santa Clara County, and Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal) to educate local residents on mental health care through a series of...
Christopher takes it to Oakwood
On the inbound play to start the second half, Owen McCarry came up with a steal before dribbling the length of the floor and making a nifty behind the back pass to Duncan Ellis, who scored an uncontested layup. The play summed up Christopher...
Tentative agreement to power group of downtown buildings
A tentative agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric could help transform the perception of downtown and Gourmet Alley, according to business leaders.
John Taft, a board member of the Gilroy Downtown Business Association, said the 60,000 square feet of boarded-up buildings have created an image...
Gavilan alum takes flight in aerospace engineering
When Esthefani Montelon enrolled in Gavilan College’s Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) program in fall 2019, she had no idea she was embarking on a journey that would lead to aerospace engineering internships at NASA and Pratt & Whitney.
“I wanted to do something with my...
Election 2020, Gilroy Unified School District: Technology and equality among BC Doyle’s priorities
BC Doyle, first elected to the Gilroy Unified School District Board of Trustees in 2016, said the impact he was able to have during the past four years encouraged him to seek another term.
The little things, he mentioned, can make the difference in improving...























