Gilroy growth initiative qualifies for November ballot
Gilroy’s urban growth boundary (UGB) initiative has more than the required number of signatures needed to qualify for the November ballot.
Concerns swell around all sides of DCHS deal
Well before Daughters of Charity Health System executives announced the sale of all six of its hospitals, including Gilroy’s Saint Louise Regional Hospital, to for-profit Prime Healthcare Oct. 10, DCHS officials threatened that without the right buyer, the hospitals would shut down. As opposition to the sale mounts, mainly from labor groups and politicians, during a state-mandated review by the Attorney General’s Office, their tune hasn’t changed.
Council roundup: payday lending banned; Harbor Freight Tools gains freeway signage
City Council took unprecedented steps to prohibit the proliferation of payday lending and check cashing businesses within Gilroy, preventing them from expanding or even relocating to the Garlic Capital, following unanimous votes to amend the City's zoning ordinance and waiving any further readings.
Police chief: dispensary ‘illegal,’ action will be discussed this afternoon
Police Chief Denise Turner said the newly opened medical
City pursues legal action to spur retrofit work downtown
GILROY—In a first-of-its-kind move, the city of Gilroy has filed criminal complaints against the owners of two downtown buildings—two of many in the city’s core—deemed structurally unfit to survive a high-magnitude earthquake, in an effort to clean up what officials declare is a public safety hazard.
