Beloved San Jose Sharks worker dies
"I got you."
That was Rich Perez's catch phrase, and if you were lucky enough to know Perez and he said those words in your direction, you were in for something great.
"Whatever you needed, he would find a way to come through in a bigger...
Gilroy Unified: Expulsion rate declining
Gilroy Unified School District has made progress in decreasing the number of students expelled over the past decade. But an activist group says that some district policies negatively impact Hispanic and Black students’ education at a disproportionate rate.
Members of Gilroy Community Action on Policing...
Local doctor retiring after nearly four-decade career
Dr. Roger Lucero can’t say how many times he’s been called at 2 in the morning to give medical advice. He also can’t quantify the number of people he has helped throughout his career, only to estimate it in the “thousands and thousands.”
But that...
Christopher Ranch takes new approach to social media
As the decade turned but the scars of the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting the year before still lingered, Christopher Ranch realized that Gilroy needed something to smile about again.
With people stuck in their homes as the COVID-19 outbreak grips the world, laughter and hope...
Guitar Center will remain open after filing for bankruptcy
Guitar Center, which operates a store in Gilroy, announced Nov. 21 that it has filed for bankruptcy, but it will stay open as it pays down its debt.
As part of its “financial restructuring plan” to reduce its debt by nearly $800 million, the Westlake...
Gilroy appoints police, fire chiefs
Two Gilroy public safety veterans have been appointed to the top spots of their respective departments.
The Gilroy City Council appointed Pedro Espinoza as police chief and Jim Wyatt as fire chief on Sept. 21. The two will assume their new positions on Oct. 1.
Espinoza,...
Election 2020, Gilroy Mayor: Marie Blankley focuses efforts to address Gilroy issues
Marie Blankley said if she was elected mayor of Gilroy, her priorities would remain the same as they are in her current role as councilmember: financial stability, public safety, streets and sidewalks, and building relationships with county and state representatives.
Such a focus is what...
RV park owner requests exemption to stay limit
A manufactured home operator that purchased the Garlic Farm RV Park earlier this year is slowly converting it into a “tiny home” community.
But news of the purchase put the southern Gilroy RV park on the radar of city officials, citing a city policy that...
Collective Past, longstanding downtown store, permanently closes
For nearly 23 years, collectors have flocked to Collective Past in downtown Gilroy to browse its numerous shelves of rare vintage items.
But the store, owned by Linda Graham, has become a casualty of the Covid-19 outbreak and the ensuing business shutdowns.
The 7495 Monterey St....
First Street Coffee closes after 26 years
First Street Coffee House, a Gilroy staple for the past 26 years, became the latest business casualty under the Covid-19 pandemic, shutting its doors on Jan. 24.
The coffee shop at 1211 First St. made the announcement on its Facebook page on Jan. 18.
“Due to...
