Three options on table for high-speed rail routes
Most City Council members favor a high-speed rail system coming
Tree Hugging
None of the trees the City of Gilroy wants to cut down need to be immediately removed, according to a local certified arborist who reviewed the city’s list of 235 trees it has identified for felling due to public safety reasons.
Public safety unions taking low profile this election
In a break from politics as usual, the unions of the Gilroy police and fire departments have kept a low profile in endorsing candidates for mayor or City Council, according to those running for office.
City Forks Out $15k to Remove Old Gas Tanks
City Hall must pay $15,000 to remove three, pre-World War II gas
Supreme Court hears appeal of CA statute
The U.S. Supreme Court justices Tuesday heard arguments in its first abortion-related case under President Trump, and “pregnancy centers” in Gilroy and Hollister were center stage.
In a story that led nearly every major national news report on Tuesday, lawyers for the National Institute of...
Largest Charity Ponders Gilroy’s Needs
Lack of affordable housing, poor road conditions, and the availability of street drugs are some of the biggest problems raised by community leaders in Gilroy recently, during a fact-finding session hosted by the largest community foundation in the country.
Family traumatized by false arrest
Kristy Hoenck, 36, was sleeping in her south Gilroy Spanish-style home on a quiet cul-de-sac when she heard her Ring doorbell alert going off and saw a video showing two shadows next to her cars in the driveway. She had just had surgery that day and was still dazed from anesthesia.
Honda wins 15th Congressional seat
Democrat Mike Honda defeated Republican Scott Kirkland.
How far will city go in fight against pot dispensary?
Councilman Perry Woodward warns that if the city pursues an

















