Swine flu vaccine on the way, but fears remain low
Local health officials are readying themselves with vaccines and
City OKs advocates’ access to Red Barn with conditions
GILROY—City officials will allow advocates for Christmas Hill Park’s Red Barn to enter the boarded-up structure and work to prevent further weather-related damage, but not until nine city requirements are met.
‘Abuse’ of PUDs prompts city action
Too many developers are using the planned unit designation as a way to avoid meeting certain requirements, according to City staff and Mayor Don Gage. To stem the problem, City Council plans on upping the standards for which planned unit developments it approves, after clarifying what its expectations are at the June 2 meeting.
Council considers $2,989 raise for city clerk
After several months of closed-to-the-public talks and meetings with a City Council subcommittee, Council will vote during their regular meeting Monday night on whether to give the city clerk a merit raise.
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.
City Council rejects Hecker Pass housing
Greeted by nearly two dozen people who came to express concern Monday over a proposed zoning change, the City Council unanimously denied an application that would have cleared the way for construction of 16 two-story “duet-style” single-family homes along Hecker Pass Road.
