Gilroy Prepares for El Nino
The city of Gilroy is preparing for torrential rain this winter as the threat of a record El Niño storm looms. Across California, the cyclical weather phenomenon is expected to bring as much as two times last winter’s rainfall.
Candidates release official campaign statements; financial documents
Gilroy's candidates for mayor and city council have submitted their official campaign statements, as you can read verbatim below. Also to the left of this story are the PDF version of each candidate's economic interests statements as submitted to the county registrar of voters.
Highway 25 safety project under budget
Safety improvements to Highway 25 between Hollister and the
Updated: Firework ban unlikely given supermajority requirement and absent mayor
Tonight the city council will consider banning all fireworks for
Gilroy hires new interim fire chief after former chief was arrested
Following a two-week period in which Gilroy was without a fire chief after the former interim fire stepped down Sept. 9 because he was arrested for giving alcohol to a minor, the City has appointed a new interim fire chief.
How will city grapple with homelessness?
They are the women pushing shopping carts full of blankets down Monterey Street. They are the men who sleep under pine trees in Christmas Hill Park. They are the families who give their kids sponge baths in their cars before they head to school.
Read This Summer, Win Prizes
Gilroy Library is running a reading program that will make kids feel like they are on a gameshow.


















