Gilroy City Council could ask Armendariz to resign
The Gilroy City Council will soon consider asking Councilmember Rebeca Armendariz to resign if a recall effort against her qualifies for a ballot.
During the council’s Sept. 19 meeting, Mayor Marie Blankley requested the item be brought to the council at an upcoming meeting. The...
Photo: Volunteers clean Uvas Creek
Cities throughout the state participated in Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 17, including Gilroy, where the Recreation Division hosted a site at Christmas Hill Park. There were 75 volunteers of all ages who participated. They collected approximately 365 pounds of trash and 116 pounds...
Local Scene: Garlic Festival benefit for schools; author talk on Dunne family
Gourmet Alley food benefits local high schools
The Gilroy Garlic Festival Association will be offering an abbreviated Gourmet Alley menu at the JV and Varsity football games at Christopher High School on Sept. 30, when Christopher High School plays Gilroy High School.
Proceeds from Gourmet Alley...
Author tells story of early Santa Clara County gunfighter-sheriff
Nineteenth century Santa Clara County Sheriff John Hicks Adams is the subject of a new book, “Badass Lawman: Gangs, Guns, and the Sheriff Who Tamed the Golden State.”
Author William Briggs, a former San Jose State University mass communications professor and Dean Emeritus at Cal...
Gilroy’s defense stands tall in win over Sobrato
Defense was the name of the game when the Gilroy and Sobrato football teams squared off on Sept. 17. Though the host Mustangs came away with a 27-14 win, the result was closer than the score indicated.
Gilroy’s defensive line was unstoppable, breaking through to...
Gilroy Library celebrates 10th anniversary of Sixth Street spot
An excited crowd of nearly 6,000 visitors stood at the doors of the 54,000-square-foot Gilroy Library on Sixth Street on opening day, April 28, 2012. This month, the library is commemorating that memorable day with a 10-year anniversary celebration.
The events begin Sept. 23 with...
Gilroy Arts Alliance opens new exhibit, looks to expand offerings
The downtown Gilroy arts scene has experienced a renaissance as of late, with the addition of an artist studio on Sixth Street, to a massive mural project in an alleyway and monthly art walks.
The Gilroy Arts Alliance, the nonprofit that operates the Gilroy Center...
Drivers arrested in two fatal hit-and-run crashes in Gilroy
Two people were arrested in separate hit-and-run crashes within 24 hours of each other that left two men dead on the same stretch of road in Gilroy.
The first crash was reported Sept. 12 at about 8:54pm on Wren Avenue at El Cerrito Way, where...
New book highlights four decades of Gilroy Garlic Festival history
Throughout its four-decade history, the Gilroy Garlic Festival served as the city’s unofficial leadership academy, where countless volunteers grew up not only in the sense of age, but also by the skills they learned through putting on the massive event and its numerous intricacies.
Many...
Local Democratic Party pulls support for Tovar
The Santa Clara County Democratic Party pulled its endorsement of Gilroy City Councilmember Fred Tovar, saying his policy positions are in “direct conflict” with the party’s platform.
On a unanimous vote Sept. 8, the Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee approved a resolution rescinding the...
