Running for a better self, better world
A little girl who once raced neighbors living on her block in Oakland grew up to be a Gilroy resident, pageant queen and fit woman who still loves running.
County approves SCV wine trail route, signage
Visiting and local wine enthusiasts will soon have options besides their sometimes unreliable GPS systems in navigating South County’s 20-plus wineries and vineyards—some tucked deep into the folds of rural hillsides—as county officials approved a new sign program directing motorists to the viticultural destinations.
Gilroy’s St. Mary goes medieval for a day
St. Mary School seventh-graders were transported to 1562 at Queen Mary of Scotland's banquet as part of an intensive social studies lesson on medieval times.
Development fees set to rise in July
The costs for certain developments within Gilroy are set to increase by up to 15 percent in July after the city council unanimously adopted a resolution this week that officials said will fund long-term planning activities like the General Plan and High Speed Rail Master Plan updates.
Sign squabble spills over
Gilroy City Council, despite hearing from nine concerned business owners and residents, strengthened an already existing ordinance to altogether ban a wide variety of signage, from prohibiting A-frame signs within city limits to excluding costumed sign-waving human advertisers from public property.
