City wants to host gun buyback day
At the request of a group of concerned residents, Gilroy officials are looking into hosting a voluntary gun buyback event.
Miller Avenue reopens at Christmas Hill Park
Miller Avenue reopened through the Glen Loma Ranch development Dec. 28 following a seven-month closure to realign the road.
The work included shifting the roadway and adding a roundabout at the intersection of Miller and West Luchessa avenues as development continues on the Glen Loma...
‘Tiny homes’ planned for Gilroy RV park
A Stockton-based manufactured home operator plans to convert the Garlic Farm RV Park into a “tiny home” community over the next few years.
Harmony Communities purchased the park at 5878 Garlic Farms Drive for $9 million, documents filed on Jan. 6 with Santa Clara County...
Orgs donate 200 laptops to families in Hollister, Gilroy
The Monterey Peninsula Foundation teamed up with AT&T and Human-I-T to donate 200 laptop computers to the Youth Alliance and their families in Hollister on March 9.
The giveaway was part of the AT&T Connected Learning initiative, which aims to help address the digital divide...
Christopher, Gilroy girls soccer teams on verge of a dream matchup
Girls soccer talent is abundant in the city of Gilroy, and the proof is in the success of the high school teams. Christopher and Gilroy are both a win away from meeting each other in the Central Coast Section Division III championship match.
The Cougars...
Guest View: Struggling artists take note—and take to social media
The past year and a half has been extremely hard on everyone, but it has been especially hard on small business owners. And according to Americans for the Arts, the arts were tremendously impacted by the pandemic, with an overall expected financial loss of...
Christopher baseball reaches postseason for 10th year in row
If it’s the Central Coast Section baseball playoffs, you will find Christopher somewhere in the brackets. In 2025, the Cougars closed with a rush to qualify for postseason play for the 10th straight non-Covid year.
CHS went 16-11 overall, 8-6 and tied for fourth in...
Forbis named interim city administrator
The Gilroy City Council named Jimmy Forbis as interim city administrator to fill the role when Gabriel Gonzalez departs on March 13.
Forbis was hired by the city in October 2016 as its finance director, having left his previous role as finance director for the...
Second COVID-19 death in county announced, all county schools to close for three weeks
The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department Friday evening, March 13 announced the second death from COVID-19 in the county.
The person who passed away was an adult woman in her 80s, was hospitalized March 9, and was among the COVID-19 cases reported by...
Police find missing Gilroy teen
A 16-year-old at-risk Gilroy boy is missing, and police are asking the public to report any information about his whereabouts.
