Gavilan’s $248M bond passes by slim margin
The future is bright for Gavilan College with the passing of a $248 million bond measure Nov. 6 as well as the election of three new members to its governing body.
A combined 57 percent of voters in Santa Clara and San Benito counties (who...
Incumbent Smith holds onto sheriff post
Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith won a sixth consecutive term in office after defeating challenger John Hirokawa in the Nov. 6 election.
With 100 percent of the votes counted, Smith obtained 147,319 ballots, compared to 113,655 votes for Hirokawa, according to the Santa Clara...
Sex offender arrested for alleged indecent exposure
Authorities arrested a registered sex offender who exposed himself to three people—including a 13-year-old girl—the morning of Oct. 23 in the Morgan Hill and Gilroy areas, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.
Sexual assault detectives with the sheriff’s office arrested the suspect, Damian...
Poll workers train for a one-day job
It’s a perfect fall afternoon on the Saturday before Halloween, and the Morgan Hill Presbyterian Church is full of folding chairs and people of all ages. In just a few days, these people will be the first faces you see greeting you at the...
Garlic Fest Gives $255k
The Gilroy Garlic Festival Foundation had a spicy year, raising $255,000 for 170 local schools, charities and other non-profits. In the festival’s 40-year history, over $11.7 million has been raised for local non-profits.
In 1979, the founders of the Gilroy Garlic Festival created the...
Candidates have no time limit to remove signs
Gilroy residents could be seeing campaign signs lingering across the city well past the Nov. 6 election.
The City of Gilroy Email Express this week included a reminder to residents and candidates about recent amendments to campaign rules that allows signs to stay up for...
SV Clean Energy to power area
Silicon Valley Clean Energy has signed two long-term agreements for the largest utility-scale, solar-plus-storage projects to be built in California, for community power agencies serving Morgan Hill, Gilroy and Hollister.
The two projects will provide 153 megawatts (MW) of solar and 47 MW of storage...
Stick and Move inspires youngsters
On the east side of the railroad tracks in old Gilroy, in an old square brick building that used to be a PG&E substation, kids spend the night punching each other in the face.
Usually, that means trouble. But at Stick and Move Boxing, the...
GUSD board approves pay hikes for supes
After securing a new three-year deal with its teachers union to avoid a possible work stoppage last month, the Gilroy Unified School District Board of Trustee approved new contracts with its management and confidential employees as well as its classified staff.
The new contracts approved...
Gavilan drones fly
When 21-year-old Gavilan College student Brandon Puthoff learned about the new drone program being offered at the Coyote Valley campus north of Morgan Hill, he jumped on the opportunity right away and signed up for several classes in the six-course certificate program.
“I’m hoping to...
