Nursing home defends opening of Covid-19 wing
While 12 patients of a Gilroy nursing home have died with Covid-19 since this summer, the facility’s management says these deaths were unrelated to their decision in August to begin admitting infected patients to an on-site Covid Recovery Unit.
Gilroy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center staff...
Gilroy schools to continue distance learning
Gilroy Unified School District will continue distance learning until at least January, Superintendent Deborah Flores reported Oct. 15.
On Oct. 13, Santa Clara County moved into the Orange Tier of the state’s Covid-19 monitoring system, which allows schools to reopen to in-person instruction. School districts...
UPDATE: Covid-19 in Santa Clara County
Preliminary data for positive Covid-19 cases in Santa Clara County over the last seven days show that the daily rate of new infections has stayed about the same since the county moved into the state’s “orange tier” about a week ago.
South Valley Middle School students receive free Chromebooks
The Gilroy Unified School District has accepted a donation of 100 Chromebook laptops from Frontier Communications as gifts to South Valley Middle School students to facilitate participation in distance learning.
“We are grateful to Frontier Communications and the California Emerging Technology Fund for the generous...
Election 2020, Gilroy Mayor: Marie Blankley focuses efforts to address Gilroy issues
Marie Blankley said if she was elected mayor of Gilroy, her priorities would remain the same as they are in her current role as councilmember: financial stability, public safety, streets and sidewalks, and building relationships with county and state representatives.
Such a focus is what...
Election 2020, Gilroy Mayor: Reinvesting in Gilroy is a top priority for Reid Lerner
Reid Lerner said he believes Gilroy’s best days are ahead. But to get there, it needs to boost its local economy, and it can start by revitalizing downtown.
Lerner, who owns an architectural business in downtown Gilroy, is running for the city’s mayoral seat in...
Funcionarios de salud del área de la bahía #FightFlu, instan a vacunas contra la influenza
Declaración conjunta de los funcionarios de salud del Área de la Bahía
Funcionarios de salud del área de la bahía #FightFlu, instan a vacunas contra la influenza
Mantenerse al día sobre las vacunas preventivas es aún más importante durante la pandemia COVID-19
Los funcionarios de salud de...
Gilroy After Hours Rotary leads inaugural ‘Pitch In’ event
Gilroy After Hours Rotary brought more than 45 volunteers to the Uvas Creek Parkway for the inaugural “Pitch In” community clean-up day on Oct. 10. Joining in the event were Rotarians and family from the Gilroy Sunrise Rotary, Gilroy Noon Rotary, and local Boy...
Gilroy school board candidate charged with falsifying address
A 2020 Christopher High School graduate has been charged with a misdemeanor after allegedly falsifying his address in an attempt to run for the Gilroy Unified School District Board of Trustees Area 3 seat.
The County of Santa Clara Office of the District Attorney has...
Gilroy man accused of murder found dead in hotel
A Gilroy man suspected of a homicide in Milpitas last weekend was found dead in a hotel room Wednesday night, according to police.
