Fire and police unions do not reach agreements with city over weekend
Though faced with potential layoffs and a closed city council
Carrot and stick: city’s URM strategy
For the past year, Gilroy Mayor Don Gage and Council Member Perry Woodward have been individually meeting with owners of downtown’s 18 unreinforced masonry buildings and city staff. The pair claimed a victory this month; two buildings have been officially taken off the list of structures deemed unfit to survive a high magnitude earthquake after sufficient retrofitting.
Business community hopes for ‘compromise’ on signs
GILROY—The Gilroy business community’s leader is hoping for a compromise on the city’s law governing advertising signs and banners, in light of the recent denial of a request to open up communication lines with city staff.
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.
