Primary season kicks off
The most hotly contested local primary on June 5 could be in the 30th Assembly District, which encompasses all of San Benito County, much of Monterey County, and portions of southern Santa Cruz County, and southern Santa Clara County, including Gilroy and Morgan Hill.
Incumbent...
Students leave classes to honor gun victims
As a steady rain came down on the Live Oak High School campus on March 14, hundreds of students gathered in the commons area to honor the 17 victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting.
Live Oak students joined their peers at...
City vacancies result in $1 million in bills
Gilroy city officials last year concluded the Department of Public Works was understaffed and instead of adding employees, decided to hire a consultant.
On March 5, the Gilroy City Council paid an overdue bill of nearly $1 million for those consultant services.
The council voted unanimously...
“Justice for Stevie” march demands answers
The family of Gilroy resident Steven Juarez and about 100 neighbors and friends took to downtown streets on Saturday morning, March 10, demanding answers about last month’s death of the 42-year-old while in police custody.
The emotion-laden "Justice for Stevie" march began at the scene...
Saturday march to demand ‘Justice for Stevie’
For local activists and the survivors of Steven Juarez, a chief source of danger in some Gilroy neighborhoods is that entity that is supposed to keep them safe—the Gilroy Police Department.
In response to the death of Juarez while in police custody in Old Gilroy,...
Schools prepare for the worst
Four years ago, students, staff and faculty within the Gilroy Unified School District collaborated with more than 15 law enforcement agencies to help produce a “Run, Hide, Defend” training video.
Since then, just about every school district throughout Santa Clara County has shown the CMAP-produced...
Rains improve Uvas Creek stream flows
The late-winter rain has been good news for gardeners, farmers and the steelhead.
The Santa Clara County Water District sent out teams of hydrographers to streams in the Pajaro River watershed last week, and initial reports showed streams running at near seasonal levels.
One hydrorapher at...
County seeks applications for grand jury
Every year 19 people are randomly selected from a pool of interested applicants for the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury, :to be the magnifying glass for the community into the inner workings of their local government.”
The jurors are charged with the task of...
Two Gilroy men arrested for Seaside robberies
Two Gilroy men were arrested last week in Seaside, charged with committing three armed robberies in Monterey County in 24-hour period, according to Seaside police's Peninsula Regional Violence and Narcotics Team unit.
Izaak Diaz, 24, of Gilroy and Mathew Silva, 20, of Gilroy were linked...
