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July 13, 2025

Police: Investigation yields explosives lab, homemade devices

Investigators found a homemade explosives lab and “multiple” improvised devices during a search of a Mantelli Drive home, Gilroy Police Sgt. John Ballard said Oct. 15. The home on the 1700 block of Mantelli Drive has been under investigation since Oct. 12, when the Gilroy...

Breath of Life Walk returns

The 18th annual Breath of Life Walk will take place on Oct. 17 with changes to keep participants safe. Each year, the walk, put on by Breathe California of the Bay Area, Golden Gate, and Central Coast, attracts people directly affected by lung disease as well...

Businesses to present to Gilroy students

Christopher High School’s Student Business Club is hosting its first-ever Business Convention. Representatives from local businesses and organizations, such as Christopher Ranch and the Poppy Jasper International Film Festival, will present to Gilroy Unified School District students on how to run a business. The convention is...

Ballot drop boxes, in-person voting available throughout Santa Clara County

Gilroy City Clerk Shawna Freels has certainly been busy with election season underway. Her department has received many more inquiries compared to past elections, she said, with voters, and potential voters, asking where they can vote, how they can track their ballot, what they need...

Mantelli Drive reopens as explosion investigation continues

Mantelli Drive reopened between Rancho Hills Drive and Learnard Way late morning Oct. 14 as police continue investigating an explosion that left a man seriously injured. According to Gilroy Police, at about 2:20pm, the Gilroy Fire Department responded to the 1700 block of Mantelli Drive...

Santa Clara County makes reopening progress

Santa Clara County’s gradual decrease in Covid-19 cases has allowed it to move forward in the state’s reopening criteria, officials announced Oct. 13. The state reclassified the county into the Orange Tier, also known as Tier 3, as it met a number of testing and...

Mantelli Drive shut down after explosion injures man

The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad is investigating a reported explosion on Mantelli Drive that sent a man to a trauma center Oct. 12. According to Gilroy Police, at about 2:20pm, the Gilroy Fire Department responded to the 1700 block of Mantelli Drive...

Police search for Gilroy man in relation to Milpitas homicide

Police are searching for Gilroy resident Kevin James Gitmed in relation to an Oct. 10 homicide that occurred in Milpitas, according to authorities.

Trump has fundraising edge among Gilroy residents

President Donald Trump has received more financial support from Gilroy residents than his Democratic challenger Joe Biden, federal records show. According to finance data by the Federal Election Commission, donations from Gilroy residents to Trump’s campaign totaled $57,991.48 from April 1, 2019 to Aug. 31,...

Campaign funding heats up as November approaches

Marie Blankley’s fundraising in the Gilroy mayoral race outpaced her opponent Reid Lerner, records show. According to finance data submitted to the Gilroy City Clerk’s Office, Blankley raised $26,153 between July 1 to Sept. 19.  Lerner, meanwhile, raised $3,540 during the same time period, with $2,630...

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