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The nearly 700 students and staff at San Martin/Gwinn K-8 school got some surprise visitors at their annual school-wide celebration of Cesar Chavez Day, a couple days early on March 29. The school walkways and recess playground were decorated with the red and black...
Ivori brings ‘one-stop shop’ to downtown
Brenda La Fuente doesn’t see a downtown Gilroy with boarded-up buildings or vacated spaces; she sees a Monterey Street full of promise and already on the rise.
In September 2018 La Fuente opened the doors of Ivori Boutique at 7490 Monterey St. The store boasts...
Historical society seeking nominations
The Gilroy Historical Society is seeking nominations for its 2019 Architectural Awards for residential and commercial buildings, and the deadline is fast approaching.
The categories are:
Historic Design Award, for a new building in downtown Gilroy that complements the original historic buildings or enhances the Downtown...
Gilroy honors school staff for ‘invaluable’ service
Four Gilroy Unified School District employees were named award recipients in the 2019 Employee Recognition Program.
The four, one from each of the district’s employee bargaining units, were recognized by Superintendent Deborah Flores and trustees at the March 21 Board of Education meeting.
The honorees are...
Chamber to host legislative summit
Washington and Sacramento politicians and local elected officials will be descending upon Gilroy next month to discuss policy issues and how they impact South County residents.
The Gilroy Chamber of Commerce is hosting its sixth annual Legislative Summit on Friday, April 26 from 11am to...
Police warn drivers to ‘silence the distraction’
With April designated as Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the Gilroy Police Department is urging motorists to “silence the distraction” for traffic safety.
Throughout the month of April, local police will join departments from all over the state in cracking down on drivers who violate California’s...
City counters complaints with claims that Roundup spraying is safe
Gilroy residents have complained about what they say is indiscriminate use of the controversial herbicide Roundup in Christmas Hill Park.
In social media posts, residents say the chemical —which has since 2017 been labeled carcinogenic by the state of California and the World Health Organization—is...
Crude bomb found in Gilroy parking lot
Gilroy police and county bomb technicians defused a “crudely constructed” bomb found in the parking lot of a local business Tuesday morning, according to authorities. No injuries or damage were reported.
