Savvy’s Downtown Sweets to open in former Porcella’s Music building
Savannah Longenbach has had a lifelong love for sweets. Ice cream, fudge, gummy bears, you name it, she’s a self-described addict of the treats.
She’s also had an idea for her entire life to open an ice cream parlor, where kids and adults alike can...
Details are scarce in wave of shootings
The 21-year-old man who was shot in his car on Jan. 2 died on Jan. 12, Gilroy Police reported.
The victim was identified as Robert Marks of Gilroy.
The death is now one of two homicides that occurred in Gilroy the first week of 2021. On...
Gavilan College selects new leader
Gavilan College has selected its new superintendent-president.
Pedro Avila comes from Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC), where he serves as Vice President of Student Services.
College officials are negotiating Avila’s contract, and the college will place the employment agreement on the agenda for public review and...
Gilroy Elks honor students
Gilroy Elks Lodge honored four students and their families recently at the Americanism Essay Recognition Dinner.
The students are from Niki Estacio’s fifth-grade class at Rucker Elementary School, who were judged to be the best writers in the Americanism Essay Contest on this year’s...
Joseph Anthony Zanger Sr.
Friends are invited to a memorial service and a Mass Of The Resurrection which will be held on Friday, February 20th beginning at 10:00 A.M. at Saint Benedict Catholic Church 1200 Fairview Road, Hollister in honor of Joseph Anthony Zanger, a prominent long time resident of San Benito and Santa Clara counties.
Photos: Christopher High School graduation 2022
Christopher High School graduated 334 students for the Class of 2022 during a ceremony on June 9.
Demand for food assistance soars in county
As a result of Covid-19 and the subsequent economic downturn, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is now providing food assistance to an average of 500,000 people every month—twice as many people as it served pre-pandemic.
Christopher High junior selected to attend national college conference
Angelina Begines has had her mind set on college for as long as she can remember, not only wanting to make her family proud but also as a way to thank her immigrant grandparents for making the difficult decision to arrive in the United...
Body found in Gilroy near missing man’s abandoned car
Authorities are investigating the circumstances of a body found near the railroad tracks in Gilroy, close to where Gabriel Laradelara’s vehicle and belongings were last seen Dec. 1.
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputies responded Dec. 15 to a report of a body found in unincorporated...
Time stands still at Old City Hall
A look inside Old City Hall today, in the heart of downtown Gilroy, will show families enjoying a meal and maybe a gathering of coworkers in one of the building’s various banquet rooms.
But, a closer look reveals more than 100 years of history, found...






















