County health prepares to vaccinate children under 5
Santa Clara County health officials said June 17 that they are ready to open Covid-19 vaccine eligibility to the county’s youngest children once they are federally authorized as expected next week.
Federal regulators are on track to approve the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines as soon...
Pedal power in Gilroy
Last week on Bike to Wherever Day, May 16, the city’s Parks & Recreation department hosted an “energizer station” on the levee at Christmas Hill Park.
The PRC has been a sponsor of Bike to Wherever Day for the past three years, according to city...
Gilroy’s ‘Mr. Garlic’ dies after long battle with Alzheimer’s
Gerald Foisy—largely known to Gilroy community members and garlic aficionados as Mr. Garlic—died on Jan. 7 after a battle with Alzheimer's. He was 83 years old.
For 29 years, Foisy volunteered as Mr. Garlic, the happy, healthy ambassador of the annual Gilroy Garlic Festival who...
State officials propose penalties for gas price gouging
Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Sen. Nancy Skinner announced a proposal Dec. 5 to penalize oil companies in an effort to deter gas price gouging.
The proposal would make it illegal for oil companies to charge excessive refining margins—the price difference between the cost of...
Santa Clara County issues evacuation warning near 101, Bolsa Road
Several areas southeast of Gilroy are under an evacuation warning in Santa Clara County in the areas of Highway 101 and Bolsa Road, the County Office of Emergency Management announced on Monday at 4pm.
The areas include:
-South of Highway 152, East of Highway 101
-South of...
Valley Water postpones decision on homeless encampment ban
The Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors on July 9 held off on a decision regarding an ordinance that would prohibit homeless encampments along waterways in the water district’s jurisdiction.
After hours’ worth of public testimony from speakers on both sides of the...
Local Scene: Academic honors
De Carlo named to president’s list
Gilroy resident Gavin De Carlo was named to the winter 2024 president’s list at Southern New Hampshire University. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to...
County ponders how to spend $48M in opioid settlement money
Santa Clara County Supervisors on Sept. 12 will discuss how to spend the nearly $50 million in opioid settlement cash the county will be getting to combat the fentanyl and opioid crisis.
Taking the lead on the issue is Supervisor Cindy Chavez, who said she...
Health plan set to open new resource center in Gilroy
Santa Clara Family Health Plan this week announced the purchase of a building for its future Community Resource Center in South Santa Clara County.
The health plan recently closed escrow on the property located at 150 Leavesley Road in Gilroy, says a press release from...
Authorities ID three suspected overdose victims
The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office identified those who died in recent suspected fentanyl overdoses at a Gilroy residence as three men in their 50s.
Those found dead Feb. 6 by CalFire paramedics who responded to the home on the 10000 block of Garcia Lane...
