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...
Mass Covid-19 vaccination site opens at Gilroy High
South County’s first mass Covid-19 vaccination site opened at Gilroy High School on Feb. 24, and health officials are hopeful the location can serve up to 2,000 people daily, dependent on supply.
The vaccination clinic at 750 West 10th St. uses the main and auxiliary...
South Valley unites for farmworkers
On a recent December afternoon, about 30 volunteers gathered at St. Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista to give their efforts to the sprawling, multifaceted Farmworker Caravan—an annual holiday donation drive for families in need in five counties.
Labeled a “Santa’s Workshop,” the Dec....
Santa Clara, Santa Cruz counties report measles exposure
Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties may have been exposed to measles in recent days after an infected person from outside the region visited, according to public health officials.
The infected individual traveled out of San Jose Mineta International Airport on July 2, the Santa...
Gilroy High baseball team seeks improvement, turnaround
The Gilroy High baseball team was just 2-7 entering the 2021 Central Coast Section Division V playoffs. But the Mustangs got hot at the right time, winning three, white-knuckle contests en route to the championship victory.
While it might be asking too much for Gilroy...
Gilroy council updates city’s illegal fireworks ordinance
The Gilroy City Council on Monday voted 5-1 to tighten up the language in the city’s illegal fireworks ordinance in the hopes of discouraging scofflaws on the Fourth of July and beyond.
In April 2022, the council agreed to update the ordinance to make property...
PHOTO: Prototype aircraft lands at San Martin museum
Wings of History Air Museum volunteer Connor Maclean stands next to a Kittyhawk Heaviside H2 electric-powered prototype aircraft that was recently donated to the San Martin museum. The single-seat aircraft, which takes off and lands vertically, was manufactured by the Palo Alto-based Kittyhawk Corporation...
Local Scene: Academic honors
Gilroyan earns bachelor’s degree
Kaylyn Scourbys, of Gilroy, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn.
Fundraising concert is Sept. 14 at Gavilan Theater
Gilroy Foundation presents its annual fundraiser, “Illuminate the Night” Candlelight Concert, at Gavilan College Theater Sept. 14.
The...
Christopher’s Fantastic Four headed to CCS Track and Field Finals
Unlike the majority of the competitors in the Central Coast Section Track and Field Trials on June 12 at Soquel High in Aptos, Christopher’s Gabriela Baxter and a couple of her fellow athletes in the girls high jump event had to wait for what...
Suspect arrested in Thursday evening homicide in Gilroy
Gilroy Police arrested a suspect in an ongoing homicide investigation Friday.
Police identified Edwin Sanchez, an 18-year-old resident of Gilroy, as a suspect in a fatal shooting that occurred Thursday night.
Sanchez was taken into custody Friday at approximately 7:20pm on the 900 block of First...