Politics

A small protest by environmentalists at Silva's Crossing in Christmas Hill Park earlier this month helped spur city officials into action after the group shined a spotlight on piles of tree trimmings left on trails near Uvas Creek by Gilroy city officials.

Four Live Oak High School students urged the mostly Hispanic contingent of adults in attendance for an April 21 Cinco de Mayo community safety meeting to not show up in front of their school May 5 like two other groups have planned.

At least a dozen individual downtown business owners—some entrenched in the Garlic Capital since the 1960s and others who set up shop less than a year ago—are stunned the city banned a wide variety of signage they say helps bring people through the front door.

Gilroy council chambers were packed Monday night, more than they have been in nearly five years, as former Gilroy Dispatch executive editor Mark Derry was recognized by the city he continues to call home.

There’s a new hashtag in Gilroy.

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.