Artwork at Gilroy Center for the Arts depicts healing, reentry
When Mark Ashford was nearing the end of his prison sentence about three years ago, he said he went “full force” into turning his life around.
The Gilroy resident, who spent 25 years in and out of the prison system after getting involved in the...
Man shot, killed in Morgan Hill
A man was shot and killed on Tennant Avenue the morning of Nov. 20, and police have arrested a suspect who is in custody, according to Morgan Hill Police.
The Morgan Hill Police Department responded to a report of a shooting about 7:11am Nov. 20...
Pulido named new special education director
Gilroy’s 1,326 special education students, whose needs range from weekly speech therapy to 24/7 residential schools, have a new leader in charge of their care in the wake of the resignation of the woman who had run the beleaguered department since 2013.
Bill Monning, Luis Alejo re-elected
Bill Monning and Luis Alejo cruised to election wins and form the region's legislative delegation for at least the next two years.
Council approves interim administrator contract
Jimmy Forbis experienced something not many public officials have done on their first day in a new role.
On March 13, the day Gilroy’s former City Administrator Gabriel Gonzalez left the position, Forbis issued a local emergency declaration in his first official action as interim...
Gilroy teachers demand raises, smaller classes
UPDATE: Teachers respond: Teacher salary data needs clarification
Dozens of teachers within the Gilroy Unified School District have shown up en masse to recent Board of Education meetings, demanding district officials give teachers a raise while also improving students’ experiences.
The Gilroy Teachers Association and district...
Morgan Hill resident wins $9 million lottery jackpot
SuperLotto jackpot is the largest in city's history
Judge slices claims in sex lawsuit
A federal judge has dismissed more than half of the 15 “causes for action” cited by a former Gilroy public safety dispatch employee in a lawsuit that alleges pervasive sexual misconduct within the city’s police department.
Some of Harrell’s allegations against the city and police...
Gilroy Police Blotter: March 2-30
March 2
Someone reported a felony spousal assault at 8am March 2 on the 8200 block of Murray Avenue.
Someone committed felony shoplifting at a property on the 900 block of Renz Lane. The crime was reported 5:56pm March 2.
March 5
Police responded to a report of...