Politics

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The streets were pulsing with life as several hundred people strolled around downtown Saturday afternoon to let loose with a glass of wine – or two – at the third-annual Gilroy Art & Wine Stroll.

A 22-year firefighter veteran from Palo Alto fire has been hired by the City of Gilroy as its interim fire chief, replacing Chief Dale Foster.

Marilia Andrade, 67, lives alone at The Village Green, a seniors only gated community in Gilroy. Past the gate, the grass surrounding her apartment is green and well manicured. New looking and well-maintained homes sit nearby in a quiet and cozy neighborhood. In her room, Andrade, wearing a comfortable blue gown and pink and blue knitted cap, is still moving in. It's been a busy year for her. For three months she received chemotherapy to treat her pancreatic cancer and losing part of her freedom has been a difficult transition.

During City Council's regular June 18 meeting, Recology South Valley, Gilroy's exclusive trash-collecting company, will ask permission to send 168 delinquent Gilroy homeowner accounts to the County Auditor to place liens on their properties.

Santa Clara County officials and partnering nonprofits convened an emergency townhall meeting in South County Friday to warn residents about potential impacts from recently passed federal legislation that could slash healthcare funding and force difficult choices for local services. The meeting at the Valley Health...