Kaiser, PAMF, Stanford ordered to ‘step up’ and test for Covid-19
By Barry Holtzclaw
Frustrated that Covid-19 testing rates are still far below public health goals, Santa Clara County on June 10 announced that all private health clinics and hospitals in the county must immediately provide Covid-19 tests on demand to citizens in three categories.
Dr. Martin...
Camping ban near Gilroy schools may move forward
Crews recently cleared a homeless encampment underneath a bridge on IOOF Avenue that crosses Miller Slough, where parents of students from the adjacent schools have frequently expressed their concerns over safety for their children.
But with limited shelters already at capacity, those who were asked...
‘Blessing Box’ escapes removal
For more than eight months, volunteers each day have gone to a Monterey Street parking lot in Gilroy and filled a small white cabinet with canned goods and other packaged foods.
“Take What You Need, Leave What You Can” is written on the plexiglas doors...
Rotarians organize supply drive as school year begins
Shortly after lunch during their weekly meeting on Aug. 16, members of the Rotary Club of Gilroy got in a line, grabbed a backpack and stuffed it with notebooks, erasers, pencils and more school necessities that were laid out across a long row of...
Judge’s ruling delays Pacheco Dam expansion plans
Plans to build a new dam for Pacheco Reservoir in southeast Santa Clara County are on hold after a superior court judge in May ruled that the project developer had incorrectly claimed it is exempt from state environmental laws.
Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge...
Rail plan goes ‘all in’ for Central Valley
The California High-Speed Rail Authority this month released a draft of its required biennial business plan update that dumps all of its available funds into the Central Valley.
The authority is gambling that the success of this effort to complete a Modesto to Bakersfield high-speed...
CHP reports fatalities in Pacheco Pass wreck
Two Salinas residents have been confirmed killed and a third had
59 new homes approved for Glen Loma
Gilroy’s largest housing development continues to build out along the smooth, sloped terrain of the city’s west side, as the planning commission last week, unanimously approved the tentative map of Glen Loma Ranch’s newest neighborhood.
PHOTOS: Gilroy celebrates the holidays with parade
Gilroy rang in the holiday season with lights, classic cars, live beats and an appearance from the Grinch during the Holiday Festival and Parade on Dec. 2. Presented by the Gilroy Downtown Business Association, the afternoon began with vendors throughout downtown passing out treats...
