City seeks to halt wire theft
In response to a string of theft of copper wire from city-owned facilities over the past two years, Gilroy officials are considering adding teeth to regulations surrounding metal recycling within city limits. State law requires scrap metal recyclers document each transaction and record the seller’s name as a way to prevent theft, but compliance across California varies.
Gilroy leaders excited, hopeful, by new plan to save hospital
GILROY--The Daughters of Charity Health System Board of Directors has selected BlueMountain Capital Management, a private investment company, to recapitalize its operations, including Saint Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy, the hospital system announced July 17.
Guest Column: November’s Election
This November’s election will be hugely important for Gilroy and for the nation as a whole. Not only will it be a test of our presidential election system, but it will be an opportunity for Gilroy residents to vote for a mayor and three council members of their choice. Mayor Woodward, Cat Tucker, Teri Aulman and Daniel Harney all finish their terms at that time. This is an exciting moment in the history of our democracy. I hope that Gilroy residents will register to vote if they haven’t already, and that all registered voters express their wishes at the polls.
VTA gets in gear for U.S. 101 widening project
The traffic bottleneck that drivers encounter south of Gilroy on U.S. 101 could be a thing of the past if a proposed Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) development gets off the ground.
Gilroy Could Get a Huge New Water Resort
The company billed as owning the largest chain of indoor water parks in the world is in talks with Gilroy about building one of its popular family resorts at the city-owned Gilroy Gardens.
Santa Clara County joins suit to stop Prop 8
Santa Clara County announced that it will join San Francisco and
