Firefighters gear up fast for coming fire season
GILROY—Firefighters from the mountains to the flatlands of Santa Clara County are gearing up for what some predictions say could be a particularly nasty fire season, driven by water shortages, tinder-like wild lands and Red Flag conditions—those perfect storms of ingredients that cause raging wildfires.
Gilroy mourns loss of “Wonderful” leader, advocate, family man
Thomas J. Bundros, who served three terms as a Gilroy schools trustee and earned the love and respect of colleagues and constituents for his dedication to his family and schools, died Wednesday after a years-long battle with cancer. He was 67.
Woodward drops out of mayor race, backs Don Gage
Councilman Perry Woodward announced Thursday that he is no longer running for mayor, in light of former Gilroy Mayor Don Gage's decision to enter the race.
Council rails against bullet-train plan
Gilroy City Council members probed California High-Speed Rail
Students Plan Walkout for Thursday
Gavilan College students are joining protests across the country with a walkout set for Thursday. The campus Democratic Club is planning to have students leave campus at noon, meet at the parking lot of the new CVS on First Street and head to City Hall, where they will hear speakers.
Residents rail against proposed East Gilroy bullet train station
A study of two proposed locations for a high-speed rail station
Hunting Mosquitoes in Gilroy
On the front line of Santa Clara County Vector Control District's fight against mosquitoes is Bob Kaufman. Kaufman, 52, the Vector Control Field Operations Supervisor sets out, armed with a scooper, a long pole with a cup on the end, hunting through stagnant streams, abandoned tires and murky swimming pools. The quarry of his hunt, mosquito larvae and after a few hours on the prowl, he's found his prey inside an old abandoned truck tire on Santa Teresa Boulevard.
Eyesore update: Graffitied bridge removed
In June, the Eyesore of the Week identified the bridge that spanned from an abandoned brewery across the railroad tracks off 10th Street and Monterey Road as a sight for sore eyes due to graffiti and peeling paint.
High-speed rail funding from bonds could be in jeopardy
SACRAMENTO - The California Legislature should not authorize the issuance of $6 billion in bonds to start building the state's $98.5 billion bullet train project, a state-appointed review panel says in a key report to be released Tuesday.
