Local Scene: Gilroy club offering $75k in grants
Gilroyan enrolls at Biola
Madison Satalino, of Gilroy, recently enrolled at Biola University. Satalino is seeking an undergraduate degree in business administration, says a press release from the university.
Fall arts and crafts fair
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church’s autumn arts and crafts fair will take place 10am-5pm...
LOCAL SCENE: Gilroy residents honored to dean’s list
Gilroyans named to dean’s list
Gilroy residents C.J. Colyer and Drew Gumin were named to the Pacific University dean’s list for the spring semester. The dean’s list recognizes undergraduate students in Pacific’s colleges of Arts & Sciences, Business and Education who earn a grade-point average...
Nursery crops, mushrooms top annual Santa Clara County ag report
Nursery crops retained their top spot in Santa Clara County in 2023, according to Santa Clara County’s latest Crop Report, with mushrooms clinging to the No. 2 spot despite a drop in crop value of almost 8% from 2022 due to the closure of...
Downtown Gilroy celebrates Gourmet Alley
Downtown Gilroy’s new Gourmet Alley, designed to be a pedestrian friendly corridor, officially opened to the public on Nov. 8.
City officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony in the morning, and resumed the celebration in the evening with the Downtown Business Expo on Gourmet Alley...
Legislators negotiate laws to streamline solar, wind projects
California lawmakers are crafting an end-of-session package of proposed laws that could streamline the building of solar and offshore wind energy projects, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Democratic legislators, who have shared drafts with environmental groups, industry, lobbyists and other interested parties, are...
Local Scene: Elks grant benefits youth
Give blood
In September, the American Red Cross stresses the continuing critical need for blood products to ensure patient care. Donors of all blood types are asked to give now to keep blood supply levels rising after a summer shortage. Type O blood donors and...
A guide to state propositions on the Nov. 5 ballot
With election day approaching, voters have several state propositions from which to choose. Below is a brief description of each of them. For a deeper dive, visit voterguide.sos.ca.gov/propositions.
Proposition 2
Public School and Community College Facilities
Under Prop. 2, the state would sell a $10 billion bond...
Trolley tours wine country in style
With more than 50 bonded wineries in southern Santa Clara County, there are plenty of reasons to keep your wine purchases local.
Morgan Hill residents Heather Gallegos and Christina Perez have been friends for over 30 years and have done lots of international travel. With...
Amah Mutsun Land Trust appoints new board membersÂ
The Amah Mutsun Land Trust recently announced that four new board members have been appointed to the Gilroy based nonprofit’s board of directors.
The new members are Susan True, Amanda Serenyi, Guillermo Rodriguez and Robert ‘Perl’ Perlmutter, says a press release from the trust.
“We at...
Santa Clara County will expand services targeting substance use crisis
The County of Santa Clara announced last week that it will be augmenting its substance use treatment services with additional inpatient, residential and outpatient offerings through the Behavioral Health Services Department and Santa Clara Valley Healthcare to serve thousands of the county’s most vulnerable...