Cannabis stays illegal, granny units stay small
In an effort to take local control before new state laws go into effect in January, the Gilroy City Council passed two “emergency” ordinances last week, one to stop commercial cannabis sales and the other to limit the size of “grandmother” units to 600...
Gilroy police execute search warrants for MediLeaf
Dozens of undercover law enforcement officers from across Santa
Haglund leaving post as city administrator
GILROY—After seven years as Gilroy’s city administrator, Tom Haglund will be leaving his post for the Sierras.
City Sued Over Planned Tree Cuts
A Gilroy resident, who said the city broke state law by not informing the public about the 235 trees it plans to cut down, filed suit last week in Santa Clara County Superior Court asking that the project be stopped.
PG&E targets 100-plus Gilroy trees
GILROY—More than 100 trees on Gilroy’s east side will be cut down or trimmed by PG&E so first responders can get to an underground gas pipeline if disaster strikes.
Gilroy election: Blankley, Hilton remain in lead as registrar continues to count ballots
The latest Nov. 5 election results from the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters office show Mayor Marie Blankley continuing to lead challenger Greg Bozzo by about 200 votes, as of about 5pm Nov. 7.
Zach Hilton is the only one of three incumbents up...
VTA gets in gear for U.S. 101 widening project
The traffic bottleneck that drivers encounter south of Gilroy on U.S. 101 could be a thing of the past if a proposed Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) development gets off the ground.




















