City weathers economy, on track with budget projections
The city's budgetary outlook may be bad, but it's not getting
Editorial: Santa Clara County embarrassingly unprepared for disaster
With all the money that’s spent in our county on flood prevention and control, it’s reasonable to expect that there would be some good plans to prevent a Katrina-style urban flood. Judging by what occurred to residents in neighborhoods to the north—in a modern city of a million people—it’s safe to conclude that local communities are not well prepared for large-scale natural disasters.
Nov. 8 turnout exceeds half of county voters
The estimated voter turnout in the Nov. 8 election surpassed 50% in Santa Clara County this week as local elections officials have continued to count ballots submitted by mail and those cast provisionally.
As of 5pm Nov. 15, elections officials have counted 526,659 ballots cast...
Obama wins re-election with old coalition and Ohio boosting his candidacy
PHILADELPHIA - President Barack Obama won a second term Tuesday, defeating Republican Mitt Romney after a long and bitter campaign that revolved around questions of how to accelerate the economy and the proper scope of government.
Attorney general to host Gilroy hearing on proposed hospital sale
GILROY—The proposed sale of Gilroy’s Saint Louise Regional Hospital and five other Daughters of Charity facilities to a New York-based hedge fund will be the topic of an Oct. 15 public meeting in Gilroy.
Lyft, Uber, killing local cab companies
The owner of Union Taxi Company of Gilroy says ride-sharing companies like Lyft and Uber have been killing his business. Pedro Virgen, 50, who has owned the company since 2006, has seen his business shrink from eight taxis and a dozen employees to three cabs and two drivers.
