Families, shooting victims get checks
Volunteers and staff of the Gilroy Foundation this month handed out more than $1.5 million to victims of the July 28 mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival.
Lump-sum checks were handed to the families of the three victims and individuals who were shot as...
Newsom signs farmworker bill
State Assemblymember Robert Rivas’ long awaited Farmworker Housing Bill was signed into law Oct. 10 by Gov. Gavin Newson.
The law will take effect on Jan. 1, 2020. The Farmworker Housing Act of 2019 passed the Assembly with a concurrence vote of 57-16 and the...
CARAS Tamal Festival
Downtown Gilroy was filled with the aroma of fresh tamales on Sunday, Oct. 13, in the Sixth Annual Tamal Festival, to raise funds for and celebrate CARAS, the Community Agency for Resources, Advocacy and Services for Latino families and workers in the Gilroy area....
Garlic Festival to return in 2020
The Gilroy Garlic Festival Association made it official this week: The festival will return to Christmas Hill Park in 2020.
In announcing the festival’s return to the scene of the fatal mass shooting, 2020 Gilroy Garlic Festival President Tom Cline said, “This year was a...
Two moderate quakes rattle Gilroy and beyond
Two moderate earthquakes—100 miles and 14 hours apart—this week near opposite ends of the Calaveras Fault were reminders of the 30th anniversary on Oct. 17 of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
A 4.7-magnitude tremor along the Calaveras Fault near Tres Pinos rattled shelves in Hollister...
Community Garden site goes up in flames
Remnants of the abandoned Gilroy Community Garden in downtown Gilroy went up in flames late Monday afternoon, Oct. 14, briefly threatening nearby homes and businesses.
Fortunately, a northeasterly breeze, which had fanned the initial flames of the 4:30pm blaze, pushed the fire and dense smoke...
Google to plant nursery, not tech in Gilroy
Google LLC has bought 40 acres of agricultural land next to Gilroy’s southeast city limits—but don’t expect new buildings and new jobs out of the deal.
That’s because the Silicon Valley giant said it is going to plant trees, not technology, at the site.
A company...
CineLux plans November opening
CineLux Theatres is expecting its remodel of the former Platinum Theatres on Monterey Street to be completed by Thanksgiving, the company announced Oct. 7.
San Jose-based CineLux Theatres bought Platinum Theatres at 6851 Monterey St. in late December, and originally planned on a spring completion.
The...
New Caltrain southbound changes begin
Caltrain added an earlier southbound train to Morgan Hill and Gilroy and dropped a later one, effective Oct. 7.
The rail agency, in collaboration with the communities of Gilroy, Morgan Hill and San Jose, as well as representatives from VTA and Santa Clara County, have...
