Photos: Christopher High School graduation 2022
Christopher High School graduated 334 students for the Class of 2022 during a ceremony on June 9.
Photos: Gilroy High School graduation 2022
Gilroy High School graduated 289 for the Class of 2022 during a ceremony on June 10.
Local Scene: City town hall; arts events
City administrator holding town hall
City Administrator Jimmy Forbis will host a virtual town hall on June 22 at 6pm.
During the Town Hall, community members will have the opportunity to ask questions regarding any City-related topic.
To request Spanish language interpretation services for this meeting, contact...
Stockton garlic festival announces dates
A Stockton-based promoter who made waves with some Gilroyans when it announced it will be hosting its own garlic festival recently unveiled details of the event.
The California Garlic Festival will be held at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds on Aug. 13-14. The Tony Noceti...
Mount Madonna School celebrates graduates
Mount Madonna School announced Grace Timan as its Class of 2022 valedictorian and Ben Pearson as salutatorian.
Timan, who started attending MMS as a preschool student, and Pearson in kindergarten, earned this distinction through hard work and focused effort, edging out their peers at the...
Election turnout low in South County
Gilroy and Morgan Hill had some of the lowest voting precincts in Santa Clara County in a primary election noted for its poor turnout.
Ballot counting continues in the county and across the state, with no changes from the preliminary results reported the night of...
Group to begin gathering signatures in councilmember recall effort
A group seeking to recall Gilroy City Councilmember Rebeca Armendariz will now start collecting signatures after its petition was approved by City Clerk Thai Pham on June 14.
Proponents now have until Oct. 12 to gather at least 6,217 signatures, or 20% of the 31,082...
Vegetation fire burns near Redwood Retreat Road
UPDATE 5PM:
Cal Fire personnel on scene downgraded the size of the fire to two acres, and were canceling incoming engines as crews had surrounded 75% of the acreage with retardant.
Mop-up is underway, according to Cal Fire radio dispatch.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE:
Cal Fire is reporting a vegetation...
New Gavilan College women’s basketball coach Indira Kaljo knows what it takes to change things for the better
New Gavilan College women’s basketball coach Indira Kaljo knows exactly the situation she’s getting into.
The Rams haven’t fielded a team in three years, and recruiting to Gavilan is notoriously difficult for a variety of reasons.
A challenge for Kaljo? Yes. Daunting? Absolutely not. Not for...
Council split on new executive hiring
The Gilroy City Council was split on hiring a new community development director June 6 after some members questioned whether she would move closer to the area.
With a narrow 3-2 vote, the council appointed Sharon Goei to fill the position after Karen Garner resigned...