59.9 F
Gilroy
February 28, 2026

Weekend heat advisory issued in Santa Clara Valley

Temperatures in the Santa Clara Valley are expected to reach the high 90s and low 100s this weekend, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a heat advisory warning.  The warning starts on Friday at noon and lasts until Sunday night.  The weather service said hottest...

District suspends athletic conditioning after student tests positive for Covid-19

Gilroy Unified School District has suspended athletic conditioning at two high schools for two weeks after a student, who attended a party, tested positive for Covid-19. According to the district, officials became aware of a “large party” of 200 students held at a private residence...

Gilroy escapes latest storm with widespread flooding

lovers lane flood calfire
Highway 101 in Gilroy was shut down for more than six hours on Jan. 9 after Uvas Creek spilled over near Mesa Road, submerging multiple homes and turning the heavily traveled roadway into a slow-moving river. Highway 25 south of Gilroy was reportedly briefly closed...

Anderson Dam retrofit construction to start in early 2027

Valley Water officials shared progress updates and timeline revisions for the Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project during a community meeting Feb. 20, announcing the release of the final Environmental Impact Report for the project, as well as giving a general update on the project...

School board approves $129 million budget

gilroy unified school district administration building camino arroyo
Facing twin challenges of fewer students and less money, the Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education approved an annual budget for the 2019-20 school year that includes nearly $3 million in budget cuts from the previous year and dips into cash reserves. The total...

Local Scene: Pumpkin painting, Dia de los Muertos

Dia de los Muertos Gilroy Center for the Arts altars
Pumpkin painting, art market on tap 6th Street Studios and Art Center, 64 West Sixth St., is hosting a pumpkin painting event on Oct. 31 from 3-4pm. Pumpkins and paint will be provided. All ages are welcome, with the event geared toward children ages 3-12. Admission is...

Local student heading to Germany through exchange program

Fianola Fellows
ASSE International announced that Christopher High School student Fianola Fellows is one of 250 high school students from across the United States to be awarded the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) scholarship for the 2022-2023 academic year.   CBYX is an exchange program co-sponsored by the U.S....

Editorial: Rebeca should resign

City Councilmember Rebeca Armendariz should stand down from public office and save Gilroy citizens the expense and trauma of a recall election. An independent investigation concluded that Armendariz knew about and assisted preparations for an illegal party at which teen drinking occurred and at which...

Monterey Road work set for summer

Expect daytime construction delays on Gilroy’s second busiest street this summer, when a repaving and rehabilitation project along Monterey Street between First and Eighth streets will begin, lasting through the end of the year. Motorists already are dealing with the months-long project along the...

7,000 housing units in 20 years?

The Gilroy City Council recommended a scenario Nov. 18 that could add more than 7,000 housing units over the next 20 years. The preferred land use alternative, as it is called, will be studied in the 2040 General Plan environmental impact report. The general plan...

SOCIAL MEDIA

10,025FansLike
1,474FollowersFollow
2,589FollowersFollow