Election 2020: Lofgren takes commanding lead in Congress District 19 race
Democrat Zoe Lofgren appeared well on her way to a 14th consecutive term in Congress based on early results, but the race won’t be decided until November.
In early unofficial results released at 10am March 4, the San Jose congresswoman garnered 59 percent of the...
Election 2020: Rivas opens with lead in Assembly race
Robert Rivas took the lead over his opponent Gregory Swett for the State
Assembly 30th District seat in a preview of the November election.
In early unofficial results released at 8:30pm March 3, Rivas garnered 63 percent of the vote across the district in the two-person...
COVID-19 cases grow to nine in Santa Clara County
The number of reported cases of county and national COVID-19 continued to grow on a daily basis this week, as the Santa Clara County Public Health Department confirmed two new cases on March 2, bringing the total number of county cases to nine—one of...
Forbis named interim city administrator
The Gilroy City Council named Jimmy Forbis as interim city administrator to fill the role when Gabriel Gonzalez departs on March 13.
Forbis was hired by the city in October 2016 as its finance director, having left his previous role as finance director for the...
Feds order draining of Anderson Reservoir
Federal engineers have ordered Valley Water to speed up its plans to drain and replace the Anderson Dam in Morgan Hill, citing earthquake dangers.
In a Feb. 20 letter to the Santa Clara Valley Water District, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission demanded that the district...
Strike averted, as Santa Clara County and union reach tentative agreement
Santa Clara County and its largest union representing approximately 12,000 public employees Thursday evening reached a tentative agreement on a new 39-month contract, averting a strike that had been set for Friday, Feb. 28.
In a statement 12 minutes after the 6pm agreement, the Service...
Gilroy Gardens seeks guidance
The Gilroy Gardens Board of Directors is looking for direction from the Gilroy City Council on possible expansion plans, but the directors’ meeting with councilmembers instead focused on the horticulture theme park’s bottom line.
The park’s board sat down with the council on Feb. 18...
‘New’ Brownell school project underway
As voters in neighboring school districts are deciding the fate of bonds to finance major renovations, the families and staff of Brownell Middle School in Gilroy have embarked on a $71 million “modernization” project funded by voter approval of two prior bond measures.
Gilroy voters’...
