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For years, I have been railing against the so-called jobs/housing imbalance, believing that the underlying construction of the logic that forms this seemingly simple premise is fundamentally flawed. While there are several flaws in the jobs/housing imbalance premise, this discussion will be limited to...

South County’s first mass Covid-19 vaccination site opened at Gilroy High School on Feb. 24, and health officials are hopeful the location can serve up to 2,000 people daily, dependent on supply. The vaccination clinic at 750 West 10th St. uses the main and auxiliary...

The developer of the proposed Strada Verde Innovation Park in northern San Benito County will determine if it wants to move forward with the project in the next two weeks. Scott Fuller, a representative of Newport Pacific Land Company, made the announcement during a meeting...

A number of bills have been introduced by the California legislature over the past few years intended to spur housing development and curb the rising numbers of homeless in the state. But many cities across the state argue that these bills threaten local control and...

By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Foundation  The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors will likely approve more than $100 million in permanent housing for low-income residents.  At their Tuesday meeting, supervisors will consider approving five housing complexes that would total to 566 new units and...

A meeting to discuss a proposed affordable housing development at the Gilroy Transit Center drew more than 100 people on Feb. 18, who provided input on parking, design and other elements of the project. The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is planning a mixed-use development...

UPDATE 1:30pm: Highway 101 is now fully open in all directions. UPDATE 11am: The California Highway Patrol said Highway 101 northbound, near Highway 25, will remain with one lane open until roughly 12pm, and Highway 101 southbound will be closed down to one lane until approximately 11:30am...

Since 1978, the Santa Clara County Animal Services Center operated out of a donated, 1930s-era converted home in San Martin that was woefully undersized for the 4,000 animals that passed through it annually. From the outside, no passersby would look at the hodgepodge of modular...

By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation Outdoor youth sports will soon be allowed to resume in California counties that meet a threshold for coronavirus cases, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday. Outdoor sports like football and baseball will be allowed to resume as early as next...

Gilroy Gardens could look very different in the next decade if one of two developers’ proposals were to move forward. The City of Gilroy received two proposals from Las Vegas-based Imagine That! and Select Contracts of Canada that would transform the horticulture park if approved. The...