One year later: How U.S. winemakers averted disaster
Brianne Day makes a wide array of wines from the Willamette and Applegate Valleys in southern Oregon. Along with the usual pinot noirs and chardonnays, she also uses unexpected varieties and makes creative blends that are always a treat to try.
When the pandemic struck...
Bill allows water district to select ‘best contractor’ for Anderson Dam retrofit
The state assembly on Monday unanimously approved a bill that would assist with the retrofitting of Anderson Dam in Morgan Hill.
Assembly Bill 271, which was introduced and authored by Assemblymember Robert Rivas, passed in the assembly April 19 on a vote of 71-0, according...
CineLux Gilroy scheduled to open April 23
After more than two years of renovations coupled with Covid-19 closures, the CineLux Gilroy Cafe and Lounge at 6851 Monterey Road is scheduled to open on April 23.
The seven-screen theater has received a complete overhaul. The box office was removed to add a lounge...
Covid-19: By the numbers in Gilroy
Total number of cases in Gilroy since March 2020. Data by city updated weekly by Santa Clara County Public Health:
April 15, 2021: 7,496
April 8, 2021: 7,466
March 31, 2021: 7,444
March 25, 2021: 7,414
March 18, 2021: 7,388
March 15, 2021: 7,372
March 10, 2021: 7,348
March 9, 2021: 7,340
March...
Police blotter, April 12-18, 2021: Hit and run on Monterey Street
April 12
• Theft was reported on the 7200 block of Monterey Street at 9am.
April 13
• Police made a warrant arrest on Church and West Tenth streets at 4pm.
April 14
• A business was burglarized on the 7800 block of Arroyo Circle.
April 15
• A business was...
Gilroy Foundation awards grants and scholarships
Gilroy Foundation will award $327,323 to local nonprofit organizations and schools during its 2021 Annual Giving Program.
A total of 23 grants were funded for a distribution of $87,230. Gilroy Foundation received requests for funding in the amount of $193,196. Additionally, organizations received funding of...
Stanford hosting blood drive in Gilroy
Stanford Blood Center will be hosting a blood drive from noon to 5pm on April 21 at the IFDES Hall, 250 Old Gilroy St. in Gilroy.
“The need for blood is constant. Even during a pandemic,” said Clayton Toller, Stanford Blood Center Account Manager. “Currently, there are more than 200 surgeries per day...
Christopher earns Severance Bowl bragging rights – again
Bragging rights for the Severance Bowl title belongs—and stays—with Christopher High. The Cougars made it so with a convincing 35-0 win over crosstown rival Gilroy High on Friday night in the season-finale for both teams.
Although Christopher has dominated the Severance Bowl—the Cougars are 9-2...
Council to consider downtown parking lot design
The Gilroy City Council will consider a design for a downtown parking lot on April 19.
The parking lot is proposed at the corner of Eigleberry and Seventh streets, where a vacant lot and the former Gilroy Demonstration Garden sit. Talks have been ongoing to...
Gilroy elementary students return to the classroom after more than a year
For some, it was their first time stepping onto a school campus. For others, it was a return to a sense of normalcy that had been lost more than a year ago.
But every one of the students who walked into a classroom at Luigi...
