Gilroy leads county in arrests
A new report by Santa Clara County shows that Gilroy is the new epicenter of increased crime in the county.
Arrests in Gilroy’s 95020 ZIP code totaled 2,187 in 2017, more than 19 percent higher than the totals for downtown San Jose’s 95112 ZIP, and...
City honors the fallen
Crowds braved the heat on the Memorial Day holiday Monday, May 28 to honor service women and men who paid the highest price—giving up their lives in the line of duty.
Beginning the day with a Remembrance Ceremony at Gavilan Hills Memorial Park, the public...
Upgraded safety locks to be installed at Gilroy schools
Gilroy school district officials have dedicated more than $900,000 of Measure P bond funds to purchase and install “Safe School Locks” at each of Gilroy Unified School District’s eight elementary schools.
At a May 17 meeting, the board of trustees approved a $923,831 contract with...
Gilroy Police Blotter
Embezzlement
In April on East 10th Street, an employee was arrested for embezzlement and conducting fake returns.
Burglary
On May 13 a business on Monterey Street was burglarized when thieves cut a side gate and smashed a glass door. A $2,200 gas-powered paint sprayer was taken.
Attempted Burglary
On...
Civil rights icon stumps for Rivas
Labor rights icon Dolores Huerta, who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama in 2012, was in South County and San Benito County last week campaigning for her preferred candidate in the 30th District State Assembly race.
On Thursday, May 24, Huerta stopped...
Election volunteers needed
The Registrar of Voters is still seeking volunteers for the June 5 primary election, with stipends up to $200. Volunteers are needed from around the county, including specific areas in San Jose, as well as in Los Gatos, Cupertino, Milpitas, Mountain View, Morgan Hill...
Sewer line work continues
Sewer line improvements on First Street between Monterey Road and Wayland Lane were to begin this week and continue through August.
Construction will take place between 9am and 3pm. Two-way traffic will be maintained throughout the project. Following the sewer line rehabilitation, work will begin...
Route to adventure starts in San Martin
From Yosemite to the Teutoburg Forest in Germany, and through the world's highways, byways, and dirt roads, Airstream enthusiasts have been there with their silver-bullet looking, aircraft-inspired adventure travel trailers.
Just don't call them RVs.
“If you told an airstream owner you owned an RV they...
Gilroy Rodeo to return in August
In the hills that surround Gilroy and Morgan Hill, the west is still wild. Cowboys still ride and rope, same as they did back in the day of Henry Miller's reign as the "Cattle King of California."
This summer, a reminder of the Santa Clara...
GUSD names Employee Recognition recipients
Four Gilroy Unified School District employees were honored with Employee Recognition Program awards at the May 17 Board of Trustees meeting.
The honorees, chosen from GUSD’s four bargaining units, were: Rachel Mendoza, California School Employees Association; Sara Espinosa, Gilroy Federation of Paraeducators; Adrienne Summers, Gilroy...
