City seeks to regain its Tree City Status
The City of Gilroy is on aggressive pace to plant more than 100 trees per year in downtown neighborhoods, replacing many diseased or dead trees.
The City Council last week heard that 100 trees had been planted, with a goal of 500, in hopes of...
Well fees will rise by nearly 8 percent
Municipal water districts, homeowners, farmers and ranchers with their own water wells face fee increases of 7.9 to 22.2 percent from the Santa Clara Valley Water District.
Well users don’t use the district’s treatment plants, pipes or pumping stations, but they do dip into the...
Classified staff agrees to 2 percent hike
Despite stalled talks with the teachers’ union, Gilroy school district leaders reached an agreement with its classified (non-instructional) staff for the 2017-18 school year that includes a 2 percent pay raise retroactive to July 1, 2017.
Gilroy Unified School District’s Board of Trustees ratified the...
Office for mosquito control holds open house
The County of Santa Clara Vector Control District will host its fourth annual open house from on Tuesday April 17, from 10am to 3pm.
The event at the mosquito-control headquarters at 1580 Berger Drive,San Jose will celebrate 30 years of protecting public health with a...
Uvas Canyon park reopens
Uvas Canyon County Park has reopened after heavy rains last winter forced its closure for more than a year, and reservations for parking are now required on weekends and holidays, according to authorities.
In February 2017, torrential storms caused so much damage to Croy Road—the...
Post-release help center shifts to Gilroy
The South County Reentry Resource Center—which offers a variety of services to help probation clients and others recently released from incarceration to reintegrate into society—will celebrate a grand opening at its new location at 8425 Murray Ave. in Gilroy later this month.
The center opened...
CHP to recognize Morgan Hill resident for brave act
The California Highway Patrol will recognize two men—one a Morgan Hill resident—for saving the lives of two people involved in a 2017 traffic accident, according to authorities.
An awards ceremony for Jose Perez, of Morgan Hill, will take place on a date to be announced...
Alexander Station to open in September
The expected opening date for the Alexander Station Apartments, the 262-unit affordable apartment complex on Alexander Street has been delayed again. The Rental staff now hope the apartments will open in late September.
Despite the latest delay, rental applications at Alexander Station are still coming...
Hecker Pass attracts more retail, housing
A San Jose developer will be seeking city approval this year for restaurants, retail shops, residences and a winery building near Hecker Pass Road.
The Gilroy Planning Commision and City Council will review the application from Hecker Pass Commercial LLC for final approval with the...
Ex-mayor gets portrait
The Gilroy City Council this week agreed to give former Mayor Roberta Hughan an oil portrait, in connection with a house cleaning effort at the Wiley Cultural Center.
The painting had been done by local Gilroy artist Carol Peters in 2007. Hughan asked the city...
