Local Scene: State of the City speech scheduled for April 29
Tran makes dean’s list
Cathy Tran, of San Martin, was named to the Muhlenberg College dean's list for the fall 2023 semester. Muhlenberg College students and Muhlenberg College School of Continuing Studies students with a term GPA of 3.50 or higher were recognized for this...
Business owner demands action in response to burglaries
Gilroy Motorcycle Center on Tenth Street has been the scene of so many burglaries and break-ins over the last two years that owner and general manager Greg Bumb is considering moving the business elsewhere.
It’s not just the repeated theft and property damage that is...
Santa Clara County lifts indoor mask mandate
Santa Clara County lifted its indoor mask mandate March 2, the last county in the Bay Area to do so following the region's winter surge in Covid-19 cases.
County officials said they expect to meet the third and final benchmark required to lift local masking...
Weather helps SCU firefighters
Firefighters made significant progress against the SCU Complex in the past day, bringing 25 percent of it under control and allowing Cal Fire to east more evacuation orders.
Sharks give back to Gilroy homeowner
Retired healthcare professional Dorothy Cardenas is enjoying an updated, remodeled look to her west Gilroy home after two Santa Clara Valley nonprofits teamed up to donate their time and materials for a project on Sept. 10.
Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley and the Sharks Foundation partnered...
Local Scene: Academic honors
Gilroyan earns bachelor’s degree
Kaylyn Scourbys, of Gilroy, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn.
Fundraising concert is Sept. 14 at Gavilan Theater
Gilroy Foundation presents its annual fundraiser, “Illuminate the Night” Candlelight Concert, at Gavilan College Theater Sept. 14.
The...
Teen suspect arrested in Gilroy shooting
A teenager was arrested in connection with a Sept. 30 shooting in Gilroy that left a 17-year-old injured, police said.
Just before 2pm, officers responded to reports of a fight that began at Mt. Madonna High School in Gilroy at the end of the school...
Gilroy Measure C public safety tax shy of two-thirds majority
The Gilroy Measure C quarter-cent sales tax for public safety is heavily favored by voters in the initial results posted by the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters office, but the count is shy of the two-thirds majority needed for passage.
As of 9pm, 60.54%...
Nonprofit horse rescue searches for new home
Since its founding in west Morgan Hill about six years ago, Fairytale Farm has rescued more than 250 mini-horses, ponies and donkeys that were living in unhealthy, neglectful conditions—many of whom were on their way to certain death, according to the nonprofit’s founder, Alexandra...
Bozzo ready to ‘review and renew’ city goals
Greg Bozzo is Gilroy’s mayor-elect, as the final vote tally from the Nov. 5 election gives him a 211-vote win over incumbent Mayor Marie Blankley.
A total of 11,274 Gilroy residents voted for Bozzo, compared to 11,063 for Blankley, according to the Santa Clara County...





















