Construction set to begin on downtown Gourmet Alley upgrades
The City of Gilroy is set to begin construction to transform the downtown Gourmet Alley into a modern, spacious, pedestrian-friendly corridor.
The city will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at 9am April 5, to “celebrate the start of construction” for the project, which is funded largely...
VTA approves design contract for Coyote Valley wildlife crossing
Now that a design contract has was approved this month for a new wildlife crossing in Coyote Valley, conservationists and transportation planners expect that construction on the project could begin by 2028.
The wildlife crossing is proposed to provide infrastructure for safe passage for animals...
CHP on ‘maximum enforcement’ Nov. 25
Traffic police will be on heavy patrol up and down the coast the day before Thanksgiving, which is traditionally one of the busiest travel days of the year.
Photos: San Martin Food Truck Fly In
The San Martin Airport presented The Food Truck Fly-In, an event filled with food, aircraft displays, aviation-centered entertainment and live music on Sept. 11. The event included a 9/11 tribute skydive by Skydive Silicon Valley in recognition of the 20th anniversary of the terrorist...
Santa Clara County moves into Yellow Tier
Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties moved into the yellow tier of the state's pandemic reopening system Tuesday, becoming the third and fourth counties in the greater Bay Area to move into the least restrictive tier.
The tier change, which will take effect at 12:01am...
Body found in Gilroy near missing man’s abandoned car
Authorities are investigating the circumstances of a body found near the railroad tracks in Gilroy, close to where Gabriel Laradelara’s vehicle and belongings were last seen Dec. 1.
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputies responded Dec. 15 to a report of a body found in unincorporated...
Driver dies after colliding with tomato harvester near Gilroy
A 78-year-old Santa Clara man died Sept. 26 after the car he was driving collided with a tomato harvester that was trying to cross Highway 152 east of Gilroy, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The man, whose name wasn’t released, was driving east in...
Judge: No bail for Cain Velasquez
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was ordered held without bail on attempted murder charges for allegedly trying to shoot at a man accused of molesting the fighter's young relative.
Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Shelyna Brown issued the order during a...
South Valley unites for farmworkers
On a recent December afternoon, about 30 volunteers gathered at St. Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista to give their efforts to the sprawling, multifaceted Farmworker Caravan—an annual holiday donation drive for families in need in five counties.
Labeled a “Santa’s Workshop,” the Dec....
