Gilroy to begin evaluating Hecker Pass proposals
The public will have the opportunity to weigh in on the future of Gilroy Gardens while the City of Gilroy evaluates the two proposals it received for the park and the surrounding property over the next few months.
The City of Gilroy received two proposals—one...
Man shot, killed while driving near intersection
A Sacramento man was killed Nov. 24 after an unknown suspect shot at his vehicle while he was driving near Monterey Street and Leavesley Road.
According to Gilroy Police, the suspect shot at the vehicle “multiple times” between 5:45-6:15pm and struck the 43-year-old man and...
Antonio Del Buono school will close at end of 2019-20 school year
The board of trustees of the Gilroy Unified School District voted Sept. 5 to close its first elementary school in 17 years, and one of its newest: Antonio Del Buono in north Gilroy.
The school board vote, with trustee Enrique Diaz objecting, followed a gloomy...
Christopher High senior catalogues veterans buried at Gavilan Hills
Give Danielle Russell the name of any fallen Gilroy soldier, from the Civil War to present, and she can not only pinpoint the location of their grave at Gavilan Hills Memorial Park, but she can also share their personal stories, many of which have...
Gilroy woman dies in solo-vehicle crash in Prunedale
A 32-year-old Gilroy woman died in a solo-vehicle crash early Monday in Prunedale.
California Highway Patrol officer Jessica Medueño said the woman was driving a 2007 Mazda 3 sedan westbound on Highway 156 at Cathedral Oak Road near Castroville around 6:30am.
For unknown reasons she lost...
Police search for men wanted in Gilroy boy’s beating
Gilroy Police are searching for two men who reportedly broke into a home and beat a 9-year-old boy with autism Nov. 29.
According to police, officers responded to St. Louise Regional Hospital at 2:10am on the report of the battery. The boy’s mother reportedly told...
Pacheco Pass reopens as fire burns 300 acres
Highway 152 was closed in both directions near the Santa Clara/Merced county line east of Gilroy as crews continue to battle a blaze caused by an overturned trailer July 27.
The Cottonwood Fire, which ignited shortly before 8am near Dinosaur Point at the San Luis...
Porcella’s legacy: Downtown store, in the family since 1898, has shut its doors
For more than 130 years, the cozy brick building at 7357 Monterey St. was a community hub, with countless generations of Gilroyans and others from nearby stopping in for daily goods, getting a haircut, and later, purchasing musical instruments.
It was a place where aspiring...
VTA explores downtown Gilroy housing project
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority presented two conceptual plans for a large mixed-use development at the Gilroy Transit Center on April 22.
The VTA is planning the project at the transit center on Monterey Street near Seventh Street in downtown Gilroy. The nearly eight-acre...
Uvas Creek levee project completed
A $3.3 million upgrade and rehabilitation project on the Uvas Creek Levee, which provides flood control and recreation functions for Gilroy, was completed this winter.
The board of directors of Valley Water, which manages the levee, this week formally accepted a report on the 15-month...
