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Editorial: Small businesses should not be taken for granted
We thought we would’ve had more time to lace up the slippery shoes, choose the perfect-sized and weighted ball, and hit the lanes for a few final frames.
But as the closure of Gilroy Bowl and Scotty’s Restaurant showed, time is elusive during life under...
Chicano community extends an inviting hand
By Cesar Gamboa
Nestled in the southern Santa Clara Valley, at the crossroads of the Great Central Valley, Bay Area, “Silicon Valley,” the Monterey Peninsula, and Salinas Valley sits Gilroy. Gilroy serves as an ideal place for tourism, agriculture, high technology and healthy U.S. Patriotism.
When...
Editorial: Marie Blankley for mayor
Gilroy’s next mayor will face an unprecedented financial situation that is mired in uncertainty.
The mayor alone won’t be able to solve this issue. But how effectively they lead the city council during the next four years will be critical to Gilroy’s long-term survival.
There is...
Editorial: The garlic is back
At last, the Gilroy Garlic Festival will have air conditioning.
No more baking in the mid-summer heat at Christmas Hill Park, where the temperature on the ground is further elevated by the intense flames of the pyro chefs. No more jostling for position underneath the...
Mt. Madonna archery range
Santa Clara County has improved the Mt. Madonna archery practice range, the flat portion by the parking lot where you sight in your bow. However, 30 percent of the course has now been declared unsafe by ignorant county employees. Despite no accidents in 60...
Letter: Pay tribute to Scotty’s
We are long-time customers of more than 20 years who loved Scotty’s Restaurant. We feel that there should be way more tribute to owner Gracie and her beloved husband who has passed.
My husband and I are approaching our 60s now. Unfortunately, there are not...
Editorial: We’re number one—unfortunately
This week, the rate of Covid-19 cases in Gilroy shot up to a new level, reaching 6,422 cases per 100,000 people. That’s the highest rate of any city in Santa Clara County, a statistic of which Gilroy should not be proud. By comparison, Morgan...
Editorial: Our Annual Holiday Poem 2020
’Twas a dark December night in Olde Gilroy,
Boys and girls locked at home and quite annoyed.
For Gavin once again laid the hammer down,
‘Masks violate my rights,” they frowned.
Scotty’s and Porcella’s joined the Collective Past,
Clocks and Collectibles stopped ticking just as fast.
Covid-19 infected more than...