Downtown ‘good neighbor’ policy moves forward
The Gilroy Planning Commission is recommending an ordinance that aims to promote a “good neighbor” policy for businesses and residents downtown.
The commission voted 6-1 for the new ordinance April 4, with Commissioner Casey Estorga dissenting. The ordinance will now head to the city council...
Golden State Brew & Grill’s remodel complete
Golden State Brew & Grill reopened April 6 after a six-month remodel project that upgraded the restaurant and brewery.
The business, located at 7560 Monterey Rd, Suite 100 in downtown Gilroy, celebrated with a party featuring live music.
Golden State Brew & Grill originally planned on...
Courts update: Former Hollister cop, MH murder
Dana Stubblefield, a former San Francisco 49er defensive end, is scheduled to be tried before a jury July 8 on charges that he raped a developmentally disabled woman at his Morgan Hill home.
New Plan for farmworker housing
Growing up in farmworker housing in Paicines, California informed how newly elected state Assemblymember Robert Rivas ran his campaign for his District 30 seat, and now it’s informing one of his first proposed pieces of legislation.
The Farmworker Housing Act of 2019 has made its...
Student honored at Young Artists Showcase
Christopher High School senior Maia Nantais was one of 26 winners in the 2019 Young Artists Showcase selected by the Santa Clara County Office of Education.
More than 100 public and charter school students from 20 school districts within the county submitted their artwork. The...
Gilroy and Morgan Hill clinics stay open
Healthcare clinics in Gilroy and Morgan Hill whose status had been jeopardized by bankruptcy proceedings opened under new ownership April 1.
Gilroy Primary Care, at 9360 No Name Uno, and Morgan Hill Medical Associates, at 18550 De Paul Drive, opened on schedule Monday, owned and...
Gilroy’s schools banned Roundup in 2016
As lawsuits are piling up against the makers of the herbicide Roundup and some cities and counties in California are cutting back or considering bans on its use, the Gilroy Unified School District is leading the way—and has for nearly three years.
The district now...
City shuts down the community garden
Nearly a year ago, on Earth Day, the Gilroy Demonstration Garden celebrated and announced plans for its heavenly half-acre in downtown Gilroy to blossom into a full-fledged community garden, a grow-your-own site for fulfilling vegetable dreams.
The garden had just fought off City Council attempts...
No suspects in mystery bomb device
Gilroy police continued to investigate a crudely constructed explosive device found in the parking lot of a west Gilroy shopping center March 26.
The makeshift device did not detonate before police and county bomb technicians found it and rendered it safe, according to police.
No suspects...
No more parking on First Street
With the repavement and the implementation of CalTrans regulations of a “complete street” that allows for bike lanes and wider roadways, the City Council has voted to remove all parking along the route in the future.
As the First Street waterline project continues, the city...