Gilroy rail mishap victim identified, cause of death: suffocation, coroner says
The Gilroy man killed Jan. 9 when a Union Pacific vehicle slammed into his pickup truck was identified Friday as Donald Williams, 54; the cause of death was suffocation, the Santa Clara County Corner-Medical Examiner said.
Average county home sale prices continued to rise in July
Average home sale prices are "showing no signs of a mid-summer slowdown" in Santa Clara County and continued to rise in July, according to a press release from the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors.
Candidates have plans for downtown
Businesses in downtown Gilroy have begun to show their support for City Council candidates, placing lawn signs in their windows. Candidates, meanwhile, are making it clear that the city’s sagging downtown is an issue they want to tackle, many of them with a hardline...
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Fire near Mt. Madonna Park causes restricted traffic
A brush fire on the southern slope near Mt. Madonna Park likely
Red phone: Police can’t solve crimes unless they’re reported
Pressure police to solve crimes
Methodist Church alive with four months of music
Candace Fazzio, director of The Music Academy in Gilroy, believes that there is enough local talent to present a dynamic music concert series to the community – so she's partnered with the Gilroy United Methodist Church to do just that.
High-quality teachers top priority in Gilroy survey
Seventy-one percent of 2,683 parents who participated in the 2019 Gilroy Unified School District Local Control Accountability Plan Survey said high-quality teachers was their highest priority.
The same percentage of 577 teachers, staff and district office staff surveyed put the top ranking on high-quality teachers.
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