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    Salvation Army Store Fire 9/18/17 6:45 AM

    Due to a fire at the Gilroy Salvation Army Store the store will be closed for a few days. Gilroy Fire Department responded to a 2 alarm fire at the Gilroy Salvation Army store at 2:00 AM this morning. The fire started in a tractor trailer . . . Read on...
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    Takeaways From the General Plan 2040 Economic Development & Housing Forums

    On August 24th, the Gilroy General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) presented stakeholder forums on housing and economic development issues relevant to the City’s 2040 General Plan Update process. The forums were comprised of . . . Read on...
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    Bally Fire Update 9/13/17 6:30 PM

    This afternoon at 4:00 PM Gilroy Fire Crew responded to multiple reports of smoke at the site of the Bally Fire. By 6:15 PM, with support from Cal Fire, including air support, crews successfully extinguished the fire and are currently hiking . . . Read on...
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  1. Tue Sep. 19

    Zumba at Gilroy Library

  2. Thu Sep. 21

    Preschool Story Time at Gilroy Library

  3. Thu Sep. 21

    Knitting and Crochet Circle at Gilroy Library

  4. Fri Sep. 22

    ESL Conversation Club/Club de Conversación de ESL at Gilroy Library

  5. Fri Sep. 22

    Yoga at Gilroy Library (bring your own mat)
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  1. Welcome to Gilroy, California

    Gilroy is the "Garlic Capital of the World." The community is known for its peaceful residential environment, its award-winning parks, golf course and recreation programs, and for its "urban forest," for which the City has won Tree City USA awards annually since 1979. 

    A variety of superior community facilities and resources have placed Gilroy high in recent surveys which have attempted to measure the quality of life in Bay Area cities. Major community facilities unveiled in the last decade include St. Louise Regional Hospital along U.S. 101, Wheeler Manor (senior residence) and an expanded Senior Center complex at Sixth and Hanna streets. The Gilroy library is also newly refurbished and computerized. Gavilan Community College in Gilroy is known for the beauty of its campus, set in the foothills which surround the city.

    Gilroy's climate strikes a pleasant balance between hot and cold, wet and dry, making it perfect for agriculture and recreation. Nestled between the Diablo and Santa Cruz mountains in the Santa Clara Valley, Gilroy residents enjoy mild temperatures, while missing most of the coastal fog. A state climatology report says up to 70% of Gilroy's days are sunny, with average rainfall of about 19.11 inches.

    Read More about Gilroy Here

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