Tag: gilroy
Gilroy flunks tobacco report card – again
Gilroy might feel like torching its tobacco report card after receiving the lowest grade in the county for the second consecutive year.
Cherry crops survive Monday’s rain – for the most part
Most local cherry farmers “dodged a bullet” Monday when thunder bellowed in the sky and 0.20 inches of rain pelted Gilroy for a good several hours into the early afternoon.
Alleged landscape scammer arrested
About a month after police launched an investigation into the man who roams around door-to-door in Santa Clara County, allegedly looking for victims who will pay him upfront for landscaping he doesn’t complete, police arrested the alleged “landscape scammer” Monday night in Gilroy.
Letter: Advocate for Saint Louise ER expansion sales tax lays his...
Advocate for Saint Louise ER expansion sales tax lays his case on the table for the community
GPD seizes 450 marijuana plants valued at $1.4 million
The Gilroy Police Department Anti-Crime Team executed a narcotics bust that resulted in the discovery of more than 450 illegal marijuana plants with an estimated street value of approximately $1.4 million.
Let freedom ring! Memorial Day parade Monday
Besides getting a jump-start on bumper-to-bumper traffic that will likely clog U.S. 101 for a gazillion hours on Monday, Gilroyans leaving town for Memorial Day weekend have another good reason to head back Sunday night.
86 the 68?
Public bus route 68 is a mainstay to South County that connects non-driving residents of Gilroy, San Martin and Morgan Hill to people, places and businesses in the heart of Silicon Valley. But in downtown Morgan Hill, it’s a hulking nuisance and a filthy polluter that kills the small-town quiet and the peaceful ambiance that pedestrians and outdoor diners enjoy, and some city officials want to see it moved off Monterey Road where out-of-town visitors and residents end up to enjoy their evenings.
The time is right for a regional fire service
Morgan Hill is currently drawing up a contract with Calfire to provide fire protection services to the city and it’s something other cities in the county should seriously consider.
’Walk it out’
Ambling alongside student Mario Escudero on a sunny Friday morning around Gavilan College was something of a liberating leisure, especially on a weekday.
Gilroy hires Boyd as new football coach
Gilroy has hired Brian Boyd as its head football coach, GHS athletic director Julie Berggren announced Thursday.
