Prime wrong about Kaiser’s support
Contrary to remarks made during a Monday interview with the Dispatch, healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente has not taken an about-face and rescinded its official opposition to the transfer of Daughters of Charity hospitals to for-profit Prime Healthcare.
Red Barn advocates get more time
GILROY—Advocates for the Red Barn lodged within Christmas Hill Park have bought the aging structure that has been boarded up since the 1990s a bit more time.
Gilroy council backs hospital Daughters of Charity sale
GILROY—The Gilroy City Council this week joined a growing list of voices in support of the $843 million sale of Saint Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy, De Paul Medical Center in Morgan Hill and four others to Prime Healthcare, putting the city squarely in the middle of one of the region’s hottest issues.
Top candidate for city attorney rejects offer
The Garlic Capital’s search for an in-house city attorney has come to a screeching halt.
Gilroy schools chief blasts parent fraud, warns of action
Gilroy—Calling it “shameful” behavior and threatening criminal investigations and civil action, Gilroy’s school chief has warned parents of incoming 9th graders not to lie about home addresses to gain entry to the district’s showcase, $158 million Christopher High School and avoid the much older Gilroy High School.
Council preview: Pay hike for legal counsel, auto mall improvements
The Gilroy City Council Monday night will discuss whether to pay more out- of-pocket for legal services on an hourly basis, as recommended by City Administrator Tom Haglund.
Attorney General delays hospital ruling by two weeks
California’s Attorney General’s now has until Feb. 20 to approve or kill the sale of the Daughters of Charity Health System to Prime Healthcare—a debate that has fractured communities and a union.
Santa Clara County’s first flu death of season
The Santa Clara County Public Health Department Tuesday reported the first influenza-associated death for the 2014-2015 flu season—a person under 65 who died over the weekend. No other details about the deceased were released due to privacy laws, the health department said in a press release.
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.
School district rolls out housing project plan
A first look at plans for 80 or more houses on the former Las Animas school site raised concerns Tuesday when project drawings were formally unveiled to folks who will have to live with the development.