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March 21, 2026

More Hecker Houses; Save the Arts

In a 4-3 vote, the Gilroy City Council on Monday took a big step in approving the design of a 73-unit housing project south of Hecker Pass Highway.

Letters

Thumbs Down for Bike Track

Pit bull kills family’s poodle

Rich Ragasa was walking his 10-pound poodle mix named Penny at Sunrise Park at 7:30 p.m. March 11, as he did every evening, when a pair of pit bulls approached, unleashed, from behind.

Public Pensions Weighing Heavy on Gilroy Taxpayers

Gilroy’s three biggest public employers have amassed more than $183 million in unpaid pension liabilities. That’s likely more than ever, and a figure that, absent major reform, will grow and siphon budget funds from essential public services, say officials and pension experts.

Letters to the Editor

Get our traffic priorities straight

Women in Leadership, Free Prom Dresses, Ukes

Women in Leadership

Business: St. Paddy’s Day in Gilroy, Downtown Construction

No matter how determined you might be to support businesses downtown, you’re bound to find yourself shopping and eating on First Street, which is a big hub of Gilroy commerce.

BMX Riders Pump it up for a New Track

As dance music thumps through the cozy bike shop at the corner of Welburn Avenue and Church Street, proprietor of Shifty Cycles, Kevin Griffin, points to a hanging aluminum sign with an illustration of a kid doing a turn on his bike and the words “NBL Gilroy BMX.”

Christopher High Singer in Competition for “The Voice”

Christopher High School student Iseph de la Merced, was shocked when he got the news that he’d been selected over some 20,000 people to be one of the top contenders for the TV singing competition, “The Voice.”

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