Gilroy cooking up rules for sidewalk vending
City officials are drafting an ordinance that regulates sidewalk vending in a way that is consistent with state law.
The Gilroy City Council took a look at the ordinance on July 10, but agreed more work needs to be done. Another meeting will be held...
Chris Costello, Gilroy’s electrician-fisherman, knows how to catch ’em
Chris Costello makes his living as an electrician but he hasn’t given up his dream of being a top pro fisherman.
The 50-year-old lifelong Gilroy resident is enjoying his best run of success as a pro, finishing fifth in the WON Bass California Open at...
Gilroy officer shoots at car, no one hurt
A Gilroy police officer fired one shot at an approaching stolen vehicle Sunday morning near youth sporting events at Gilroy High School, and police reported an arrest with no injuries.
Gilroy police said they had received a report of vehicle theft that occurred in the...
Gilroy native dies in taco eating contest
The family of Gilroy native Dana Hutchings is in mourning after the 41-year-old father died during a taco eating competition earlier this month.
Former educator sentenced for cancer fundraising fraud
Former Gilroy educator Amanda Christine Riley was sentenced in federal court in San Jose May 3 to 60 months in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud in connection with a scheme to solicit more than $105,000 in donations from individuals to help her...
State rejects Santa Clara County reopening plan
State public health officials stunned Santa Clara County on the Fourth of July weekend, rejecting its proposal to implement a customized COVID-19 order that would have reopened more businesses in mid-July.
CA mask mandate stays until June 15 despite CDC guidance
California will wait until next month to implement recent masking guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for fully vaccinated people, state officials said Monday.
State Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly said the state will begin enforcing the new...
Letter: This is what makes Gilroy a great place to live
On Jan. 20 around 9am, I was walking dogs at Miller and Fourth. I noticed a set of keys lying in the street. I picked them up and saw that they included a Lexus key and home or office keys.
I called the police emergency...
PHOTOS: Urban Eats on the Street
People gathered in downtown’s Gourmet Alley June 26 for a night of food, beer, wine and live music. The first-ever Gourmet Alley: Urban Eats on the Street, organized by the Gilroy Downtown Business Association, took place between Fourth and Fifth streets, where the alley...
Gilroy woman charged with murder in daughter’s drowning
A Gilroy woman accused of drowning her daughter told police she “just snapped” before killing the 2-year-old child, according to court records.
Marcie Montelongo, 35, was formally charged Wednesday with murder and felony assault on a child in relation to the Nov. 3 death of...





















