Talks stall between teachers, district
Contract negotiations officially hit an impasse with the Gilroy Teachers Association last week, and Gilroy Unified School District officials immediately went on the offensive, blaming teachers for the stalled talks.
A flashing, multi-colored “Negotiations Update” link on the Gilroy Unified School District’s website outlines the...
Teens talk change at TEDx Youth event
In keeping with the national news narrative that high school students can affect huge change, a team of local students took it upon themselves to show that South Valley teens are no different. On Saturday morning at the Gilroy High School Theater, six local...
CHP conducts bus safety sting
California Highway Patrol officers last week issued four citations for motorists who failed to stop for school buses in an enforcement operation in unincorporated Gilroy.
Authorities said they also issued one verbal warning, and educated an “untold” number of motorists, parents and students on the...
Community disaster exercise scheduled
The South County Airport Pilot Association Disaster Airlift Response Team will be conducting an intensive emergency response to a mock earthquake on Saturday, April 7.
Organizers said this year’s scenario will simulate a large earthquake occurring at 7:30am with an epicenter near San Martin.
The emergency...
Dogs join Easter Bunny in fundraiser
What do you get when you combine the Easter Bunny, kids, dogs, and a charity whose mission is to train service dogs to assist veterans in need? The result was Operation Freedom Paws' Annual Easter Egg Hunt, where for $5 kids and parents had...
Piazza plan builds a community
The Patio and the Piazza may sound like a new foreign film, but in Gilroy, an innovative plan represents a new approach to urban development.
On the corner of First Street and Santa Teresa, The Piazza will soon be joined by a commercial development nearby....
Fit Republic upgrades its brand
A gym must address many factors if it wants to flex its financial muscles. According to Fit Republic in Gilroy, the most important things are a friendly “Hello,” and “Goodbye.”
“The number one reason why a person quits going to a gym is that they...
Local farm products target of Chinese tariffs
The announcement this week from China that it intends to impose retaliatory tariffs on 128 U.S. products sent shock waves across U.S. agriculture, especially in California.
Among the Chinese targets are some of the biggest money crops in San Benito County and southern Santa Clara...
Limb takes out power, closes Hecker Pass
A falling tree limb at approximately 2:40 pm April 3, took down a quarter mile of high-tension power lines between Burchell Road and Syngenta Flowers on Hecker Pass Road, igniting a one-acre vegetation fire, knocking out power and closing the road to traffic for...
Chlorine gas holds neighborhood hostage
Hundreds of apartments and homes in central Gilroy experienced a tense four hours on March 23, as hazardous materials crews contained a potentially deadly chlorine gas incident.
City firefighters said that a maintenance worker at the Bellagio Villas Apartments, 1129 Montebello Drive, miraculously escaped injury...
