Transit bosses weigh sales tax hike
GILROY—A pay-as-you-go express lane on Highway 101 might be funded by a sales tax hike aimed at raising as much as $2 billion for county transportation improvements, according to a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority plan.
JUCO Baseball: Hawks score 4 in ninth to top Gavilan in Game 1
GILROY—It was a back and forth game between Gavilan and Cosumnes River in the CCCAA Northern California Regional Playoffs opener. If one team got a hit, the other would answer. A big defensive play by either side was matched in the next inning. Neither team could gain the edge—until the top of the ninth inning, that is.
Gavilan College embraces historic election changes
GILROY--Gavilan Community College trustees have supported making changes to the way voters elect them, a trustee confirmed.
Gilroy Vietnam War vets are enshrined in new art work
GILROY—In Gilroy aviation artist Joe Kline’s latest work, at the end of the muzzle of the M60-7.62mm machine gun in the hovering Huey helicopter, there’s a just visible soldier manning the weapon to cover GIs in a landing zone in Vietnam.
Athletes of the Week: May 1
Each week we recognize one area male and female athlete for their performance on the field of play. This week's are:
Write Next Door: Local authors find creative inspiration close to home
In the world of writing, paths often overlap. People start careers in other professions then stumble into writing, either from a hardship, a hobby or an inner calling that surfaces later in life.
City pushes ahead on bullet train
GILROY—While the Gilroy portion of the California High-Speed Rail System will be one of the last built in the $68 billion system, city officials and a consulting firm are steaming ahead with environmental planning for a station downtown Gilroy or on prime agricultural land in east Gilroy.
Glory Baseball to hold spring workouts
Glory Baseball will hold spring workouts to fill roster spots for its 18U summer/fall travel team at 9 a.m. May 3 at Gilroy High School.
