Moving the pile on vacant downtown buildings
It’s working. The owners of the long-vacant unreinforced masonry buildings downtown are coming to City Hall for the proverbial “come to Jesus” meeting with city staff.
Celebrating a sweet centenarian
In an excerpt from her poem, “My Philosophy,” 99-year-old Rena Lamontagne explains in 30 short and simple sentences the “rules” she has lived by throughout her long life.
2 letters: Uncalled for ‘militaristic raid’ by Gilroy police; Mayor Gage proposing more taxes for Gilroyans????
‘Militaristic raid’ by Gilroy police on alleged gambling business uncalled for
Bizarre, buck (naked) wild incident at Longhouse
A crowd of breakfast diners at the Longhouse Restaurant on Monterey Street wrestled an erratic naked man to the ground to free his infant son from his grasp the morning of Aug. 2, according to Gilroy police.
Kendra Lynn Banks March 7, 1977 – April 13, 2013
A Celebration of Life was held on April 18, 2013, in Roseville CA. Friends are invited to share memories at http://www.lambertfuneral.com. Memorial donations may be made to Sutter Care at Home, 1836 Sierra Gardens Drive, Roseville CA 95661.
Woman tests positive for West Nile Virus
A Santa Clara woman tested positive for West Nile virus in the first confirmed human case of the virus in the County this year. The woman became ill and was hospitalized briefly in mid-July according to a press release from the Santa Clara County Public Health Department. She is now recovering at home. The Health Department did not specify where in Santa Clara County the woman lives.
A new annual music festival for Gilroy?
Allyssa Marae, a 22-year-old who was raised in Morgan Hill and now lives in Hollister, has a dream to host a music festival at the amphitheater of Christmas Hill Park in the heart of Gilroy.
Golf: DeLorenzo transforms Gavilan Course
Gavilan Golf Course general manager Don DeLorenzo still gets asked the question: “How long is this place going to stay open?”
Junior Softball: Gilroy bests SoCal late at Western Regionals
It took awhile, but Gilroy’s bats woke up at just the right time.





















