Changes in store for Gilroy police
For more than a decade, patrol officers with the Gilroy Police Department have been primarily working four 10-hour shifts a week. According to a recent study of the department's inner workings, that practice is outdated and doesn't meet the needs of the burgeoning community—and the Gilroy Police Officers Association and the City have agreed to make a historic change.
Free Earth Day Talk Saturday
Paul Hain, 63, owns and operates Hain Ranch Organics, a 20-acre organic walnut farm on Tres Pinos Creek near Hollister and was a lifelong Republican until the nomination of Donald Trump.
Real property liens a real possibility for downtown URMs
It's been less than a month since City Council directed staff to further investigate financing options for downtown’s 18 unreinforced masonry buildings (deemed structurally unfit to survive a major earthquake) and to report back in the fall.
One hundred firefighters on scene to battle five acre fire on Eagle Ridge
One hundred firefighters from Gilroy Fire Department, Cal Fire and other departments in the county are fighting a five-acre fire burning thick brush on top of the ridge. The GFD has reported no injuries or structures in danger at the moment. An investigation into how the fire started has not yet begun. Â As of last night, 22 fire engines were employed to fight the blaze.
Council member Paul Kloecker dies
Longtime public servant Paul Kloecker, 82, died Friday morning.
Kloecker, who lived in Gilroy for more than three decades, served on the City Council from 1983-1995 and rejoined the City Council in 2016.
He was a dedicated public servant and was committed to the community in...
City Hall raises reached 30 to 40 percent
City records show that a handful of Gilroy employees, from
Council to consider banning smoking in parks
During Monday night’s regular meeting at 6 p.m. City Council plans to vote on a proposed ordinance that will prohibit smoking in public parks except for in designated smoking areas.
Council to businesses: Turn off tap or pay
A year after Gilroy's chief engineer revealed that dozens of















