Local Scene: Foundation to award $85K-plus in grants
Foundation to award $85K-plus in grants
The Gilroy Foundation will award more than $85,000 to local nonprofit groups at its annual meeting and charitable giving presentations on April 25.
Applicants will be awarded from Gilroy Foundation’s Competitive Grant Cycle, its Designated Donor Funds and its Donor-Advised...
Fatal crash reported on Highway 152 east of Gilroy
A fatal crash was reported the morning of Jan. 12 on Highway 152 east of Gilroy in Santa Clara County, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The crash was reported shortly after 7am on Highway 152 near Lake Road.
The highway remained closed in the area...
From Italy to Gilroy, exchange students visit Elks Lodge
Gilroy Elks Lodge No. 1567 held an Italian themed fundraiser dinner. There were 12 high school students and their teacher from Italy visiting the USA. They were guests of the event organizer, Sam and Judy Bozzo who enlisted their help along with their teacher...
Rotary Club, GUSD team up for more books, trees
The Rotary Club of Gilroy on June 12 launched the first phase of its new program, “Trees to Read Under,” by delivering 390 new books to Gilroy school libraries. The program is funded through an Amazon Web Services grant.
“Trees to Read Under” is a...
Gilroy organizations aim to serve the community with CDBG funding
The City of Gilroy this week announced that it has received about $458,921 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development—funds that in turn are awarded to local nonprofits and community organizations.
The funds are from the 2025-26 Community Development Block Grant program.
“These funds...
Motorist dies in car crash near Lovers Lane
A motorist died in a collision with another vehicle on Highway 152 near Lovers Lane on Dec. 22, according to authorities. All three people in the other vehicle, including a small child, were transported to a nearby hospital.
California Highway Patrol officers responded to the...
Gilroy Foundation awards more than $500k
The Gilroy Foundation awarded more than $540,000 in grants to Gilroy nonprofit groups and organizations during its 2025 grant cycle, says a press release from the foundation.
Nonprofit groups were awarded grants from Gilroy Foundation’s competitive grant cycle, its donor-advised funds, its designated donor funds,...
County and its largest union reach tentative agreement three-year contract
Santa Clara County government’s largest union, Service Employees International Union Local 521, representing more than 12,000 workers, announced July 28 it had reached a tentative agreement on a labor contract providing an effective 13% in wage increases over three years.
The announcement came more than...
Gilroy council schedules another public hearing for new districts
The Gilroy City Council last week decided to add another public hearing to its scheduled outreach efforts to create new districts that will take effect in the 2026 and 2028 elections.
That leaves two more public hearings before the council decides which district map to...
Motorcyclist dies in Gilroy traffic collision
A motorcyclist died and two people were injured after an Aug. 8 evening collision, according to a Gilroy Police Department press release.
First responders arrived at the intersection of Gavilan Court and Murray Avenue to find the motorcyclist in the roadway with life-threatening injuries. He...
