Gilroy execs to get home loans
The City of Gilroy, in an attempt to attract candidates for vacant top administrator positions, will finance home purchases for a select few.
The Gilroy City Council approved the program Oct. 21 in a 5-2 vote, but not without some strong objections from councilmembers Marie...
Gilroy Police receive traffic enforcement grant
The Gilroy Police Department received a $96,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for a one-year enforcement and education program, according to authorities.
South County police, DA to host gun buyback Dec. 14
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office will partner with the Gilroy and Morgan Hill police departments to sponsor a $50,000 gun buyback in the South Bay Dec. 14, 2019.
Signs of wine
The leaves on these grape wines along Highway 152 west of Gilroy are turning golden—sure signs of autumn in Gilroy’s wine country, which also means this year’s harvest is already on its way to a long winter of flavor-building fermentation. Gilroy may be known...
Taking time for vets
Veterans Day in Gilroy was a day of flags, uniforms, gun salutes, prayers, trumpets and memories for the more than 100 people gathered in front of the Veterans Memorial Building on Sixth Street. Scouts in blue and tan joined veterans who wore the caps...
Tanker truck overturns
All southbound lanes of U.S. 101 were blocked for several hours Monday, Nov. 11, by this overturned tanker truck, causing a headache for thousands of holiday motorists. The accident occurred north of Gilroy near the Masten Ave exit. This also caused delays for northbound...
Five victims sue Garlic Festival, citing lax security
A lawsuit filed Nov. 12 in Santa Clara County Superior Court alleges that negligent security allowed a heavily armed gunman to enter the Gilroy Garlic Festival on July 28, killing three people and injuring at least 14 others.
The lawsuit against the Gilroy Garlic Festival...
No injuries in drive-by shooting from gray SUV in northwest Gilroy
Police are looking for a gray SUV that may have been involved in a Nov. 7 gang-related shooting in northwest Gilroy, according to authorities.
Gilroy Police responded to a report of a shooting about 2:50pm in the area of Welburn Avenue and Doris Court. Officers...
Wildlife and plants return to ecological reserve
The Cañada de los Osos is the only “ecological reserve” of its kind in California, approximately 5,800 acres nestled up against the southern end of Henry W. Coe State Park east of Gilroy and Morgan Hill.
The bear (osos) are long gone, but the mix...
House bill offers citizenship path
Five California Congress members, including Zoe Lofgren (District 19) and Jimmy Panetta (District 20) have unveiled a House bill to provide a path to citizenship for undocumented farmworkers.
In an Oct. 30 “tele-press conference,” Lofgren and Panetta said their Farm Workforce Modernization Act would provide...