Council race months away, but it’s heating up already
November is only four months away, and this year's City Council
Locals cross about lack of crosswalk
From before the time a child learns to talk, he is taught two things about road safety: to look both ways before you cross the street, and to always cross the street at a crosswalk.
High vacancy rate a drag on Gilroy’s core
GILROY—Downtown Gilroy’s more than decade-long struggle to fill empty storefronts may have reached an all-time low—nearly one in three stores are vacant, according to a city survey.
Business, tourism arms hope to flex monetary muscle
A haven for new businesses, a destination with a vibrant
Gilroy Gardens Stays Lit for Another Month
The Gilroy Gardens Chinese light exhibit ‘Lumination,’ which was scheduled to end in November, has been extended until Jan. 8. The nighttime show of Chinese artistry made with tens of thousands of colored lights, has drawn tourists from all over and added to the park’s hours of operation. It will be open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. through most of December. It will be open every night from Dec. 16 to Jan. 8—but not Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Check gilroygardens.org for tickets, daily events and schedules.
Brown checks in early, declares, ‘Look, I’ve done this before’
Past and would-be future Gov. Jerry Brown was in the house early
Fannie, Freddie rescue binds taxpayers to housing market
The U.S. Treasury is poised to commit large sums
New retail, restaurant shops to open on edge of downtown
A once empty plot of land will soon be home to additional retail
