Business

City of Gilroy staff and San Jose Sharks officials will meet soon to talk about how to proceed with the 100,000-square-foot Sharks Ice Gilroy project in the face of rapidly increasing construction costs.  Representatives from the two parties will meet March 6 as negotiations continue...

Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) will attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Feb. 24 with guest Lupe Lopez, co-founder of Gilroy-based Arteaga’s Food Center. “Today marks Trump’s 400th day in office, and it has been 400 days of disaster for the American...

Gilroy resident Debbie Vasquez was awarded with the American Red Cross Certificate of Merit Lifesaving Award, one of the highest honors the organization bestows, in recognition of her heroic actions that saved her husband’s life during a sudden cardiac arrest, says a press release...

Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park was recently awarded the prestigious IAAPA Brass Ring Award for Cherry Jubilee, which was recognized as the Best New Food & Beverage Event. This award celebrates innovation, originality and impact in the global attractions industry and recognizes special events...

Gilroy officials are considering asking the voters to approve an increase of the city’s transient occupancy tax—commonly referred to as the hotel tax—up to a total of 13% of visitors’ short-term lodging rentals.  The current hotel tax rate in Gilroy is 9%, which officials noted...

The ambitious Gilroy Civic Center Master Plan Draft calls for the demolition of City Hall and its annex building, Wheeler Auditorium, the senior center and a stretch of Hanna Street between Sixth and Seventh streets. The long-term public development plan includes a new City...

The County of Santa Clara will soon begin construction of a new Children’s Advocacy Center at Valley Health Center in Morgan Hill.  The CAC is expected to open in early 2027 at the former site of De Paul Health Center. It will bring together investigative...

Inside the converted warehouse space in the back of Expressions Floral in Gilroy earlier this week were nearly a dozen florists and designers in all stages—from unpacking and sorting just-arrived boxes of flowers to cleaning stems and leaves off the floor—of creating custom bouquets...

Since Valley Water evicted dozens of unhoused residents of Gilroy from the water district’s properties along local creeks in November, many have relocated to a growing encampment on Sixth Street near Camino Arroyo Drive.  On Feb. 9, the Gilroy City Council voted 4-2 to give...

Longtime director of the Poppy Jasper International Film Festival Mattie Scariot was recently appointed as Interim Executive Director of Community Media Access Partnership (CMAP TV).  Scariot began her new role Feb. 3, and will lead the organization during a period of transition while focusing on...