High vacancy rate a drag on Gilroy’s core
GILROY—Downtown Gilroy’s more than decade-long struggle to fill empty storefronts may have reached an all-time low—nearly one in three stores are vacant, according to a city survey.
Gavilan Football: Robinson inks with U of Central Oklahoma
GILROY—Rams’ football player Jeremy Robinson only spent a year with the team, but it was a year that was well spent.
Council rejects new housing developments
GILROY—A united Gilroy City Council voted unanimously Monday to uphold a planning commission denial of a 23-unit, two-story housing project proposed on land next to Gilroy High School.
Prep Roundup: March 18
Gilroy recorded its first league win, combining for 232 points Tuesday at Pajaro Valley Golf Club in Watsonville.
Gilroy motorcyclist, 23, found dead in Hollister Hills
HOLLISTER—A Gilroy motorcycle rider was found dead Wednesday morning in the Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area after he was involved “in what appeared to be a high-speed collision with a tree,” according to the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office.
Open Space Authority pays $2.8 million for Gilroy land
GILROY—The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority this week purchased 183 acres of farmland south of Gilroy to help permanently protect land where Llagas Creek flows into the Pajaro River. The public agency now owns or controls more than 16,000 acres, according to spokesperson Patty Eaton.
City poised to reverse strict A-frame signage ban
GILROY—After banning them everywhere but downtown, the city has moved to reverse that stand and allow A-frame signs in all business districts.
Commission OKs three-story complex
GILROY—A three-story rental housing complex could come to the 600 block of Broadway Street, following the Gilroy Planning Commission’s unanimous vote to support the Broadway Townhouse development.
Student of the Week: Pranavi Kethanaboyina, 9th grade, GECA
What inspires you? My teachers, Girl Scout troop leader, and my parents all inspire me.
