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January 4, 2025

Work on Monterey Street’s final URM building nears completion

The 14-year-long saga to retrofit downtown Gilroy’s historic buildings is coming to an end. The last building along Monterey Street on the city’s unreinforced masonry building list is expected to be expunged from the record soon as crews are making the necessary repairs, allowing downtown...

Mi Pueblo becomes Cardenas Market

Gilroyans will say adios to the old and bienvenido to the new, now that Mi Pueblo has become Cardenas in a Hispanic supermarket shakeup following the merger of the two companies last year in July. “The footprint of the store has a lot of...

Highway 101/25 interchange work could begin in 2023

Transportation officials see a proposed interchange at Highways 101 and 25 as a way to relieve the chronic congestion through the corridor. The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority hosted a virtual meeting June 9 to give the public an update on the years-in-the-making project south...

Deputy charged with staging drive-by shooting

A South Bay police officer who reported being shot almost exactly a year ago in a drive-by was arrested Jan. 29 for allegedly making up the whole story. Prosecutors say 27-year-old Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Deputy Sukhdeep Gill staged a “shocking ambush” to make it...

Auto parts store eyed for former OSH parking lot

An O’Reilly Auto Parts store is planned to take over a portion of the former Orchard Supply Hardware parking lot at the corner of East Tenth and Alexander streets. The Gilroy Planning Commission will consider recommending a split of the property Dec. 3 that will...

Garlic Festival postponed to 2021

The Gilroy Garlic Festival has been postponed to 2021, organizers announced March 20. In a statement, festival organizers said the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the cancellation of the 2020 event. “Given the unprecedented national emergency we face and its unknown trajectory, we must put the health...

Suspect arrested in relation to South County shooting

A suspect wanted for allegedly shooting at a process server over the weekend in Santa Clara County was arrested on Feb. 1, authorities said. Christopher Croul, 64, was taken into custody without incident in Morgan Hill but no other details were released about how investigators...

Holiday-themed maze and roller skating rink opens in Gilroy

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The masterminds behind the World’s Largest Haunted House are back with a new event in Gilroy: Garlic City Lights. Gone are the cobwebs, zombies and gravestones, and in its place is snow, toys and of course, Santa Claus. After the Halloween event ended in October, organizers...

Man struck, killed by vehicle on Monterey Road

A man was killed after a vehicle struck him while he was walking on the shoulder of Monterey Road in San Martin on Jan. 10. California Highway Patrol officers are now seeking the public’s help in finding the driver, who fled the scene. According to the...

Hometown star makes it big on the ice

Gilroy native and professional ice hockey goalie Dustin Wolf was selected to his second straight American Hockey League All-Star team.  All-star events took place in early February and were particularly special for Wolf as the host city was San Jose, with the Skills Competition and...

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