San Martin Residents Think Porta Potty Plan Stinks
On the corner of Sycamore Avenue and East San Martin Avenue in San Martin, an empty, grassy parcel of land has generated some controversy in the small, unincorporated locality, between Gilroy and Morgan Hill. Middleton Consulting out of Tacoma Washington is in the application process to construct a storage facility for portable toilets on the land and some San Martin residents nearby think the idea stinks.
Tackling the transient issue
Wearing trendy blue jeans and a smart floral print top, Diana Clinton, 54, looks every inch the urban professional as she taps away on a laptop in the office of the Gilroy Compassion Center on Monterey Road. The only hint she may be a client is the deeply tanned skin she’s earned living outside in Gilroy for almost five years – the low point in a steady quality-of-life decline since she was laid off from IBM in 1988.
Mayor seeks backing for litigation of district map
An 11th-hour decision by the Santa Clara Valley Water District
Transients ticketed for sleeping in a car?
Following a recent court ruling that found the City of Los Angeles’ ban on living in a vehicle unconstitutional, local advocates for the homeless will ask Gilroy officials to stop punishing those who have no other place to sleep.
Morgan Hill Unified School District results
Eight ran for four seats on Morgan Hill Unified School District
Federal recognition for tribe in sight after 21 years
The local Amah Mutsun tribe has vaulted to No. 3 in line for



















