CHP enforces pedestrian safety in Gilroy
As part of an ongoing effort to improve pedestrian safety, the California Highway Patrol made several enforcement stops in a pedestrian safety enforcement operation in Gilroy.
Police to conduct Aug. 23 DUI checkpoint
The Gilroy Police Department Traffic Unit will conduct a DUI and drivers license Checkpoint Aug. 23 at an undisclosed location within the city limits.
“The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol...
First day of school different this year
The Gilroy Unified School District buildings and staff were intertwined with the Gilroy Garlic Festival mass shooting July 28 almost from the minute shots were fired.
Hundreds of students, staff and parents were volunteering in booths in Gourmet Alley, the targets of the spraying bullets...
City administrator gets a $18,512 raise
In a split vote, the Gilroy City Council this month gave City Administrator, Gabe Gonzalez, an $18,512 raise, retroactive to April 1.
At its Aug. 5 meeting, Mayor Roland Velasco and councilmembers Cat Tucker, Fred Tovar and Peter Leroe-Muñoz voted to approve the raise. Councilmembers...
Garlic Festival contract is 34 years old
The City of Gilroy is bracing itself for potential litigation over the Gilroy Garlic Festival mass shooting July 28 that bloodied the last day of the festival.
Three young people were killed and 13 others were injured when a lone gunman fired with a semi-automatic...
National Night Out postponed to Oct. 1
Because of the July 28 mass shooting at the Garlic Festival, the Gilroy Police Department has rescheduled the National Night Out celebration to Oct. 1.
“The Gilroy Police Department wishes to respect our community’s grieving process and encourages community dialog with the assistance of our...
Rodeo roundup
Thousands of people descended on a Ferguson Road ranch Aug. 7-11 to check out barrel racing, bull riding, bucking broncos and other Western-themed activities during the second annual Gilroy Rodeo.
The rodeo made its debut in 2018, more than 60 years after Gilroy’s last major...
DA seizes sheriff’s phones, computers
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office served a search warrant early Aug. 2 at Sheriff Laurie Smith’s command hub as part of a hushed, drawn-out investigation into one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent and enduring local political figures.
Though it took the targets of...
Garlic Festival posts thank-you, looks forward to ‘Festival 42 in July 2020’
The Gilroy Garlic Festival has released a second statement about the mass shooting at its festival with a post on the home page of the festival website. The post says,"We are taking our first steps toward healing," and thanks the community for its support.Â
“Together...
Gavilan marks 100 years
Hundreds of Gavilan College students, faculty and supporters, past and present, gathered at the college’s Gilroy campus Sept. 7 to celebrate its 100th anniversary. Guests of the sold-out gala took a nostalgic stroll down Sycamore Lane, where stations were themed to each decade featuring...
