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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...

County union poised to strike Feb. 28

Leaders of a union that represents approximately 12,000 Santa Clara County workers said this week their members are ready to strike Feb. 28 to protest county negotiating tactics. The county Board of Supervisors discussed the labor dispute in a special closed session Feb. 24. “The county...

No guns for spousal abusers

Santa Clara County supervisors this week approved the creation of a five-person “County Gun Team” to enforce the court-ordered removal of guns from people with restraining orders for domestic violence. Under the leadership of Santa Clara County Board President Cindy Chavez and the District Attorney’s...

‘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’...

Voting begins

The official March 3 Primary Election Day is more than a week away, but vote-by-mail ballots are already piling up at the Santa Clara County board of elections. Some voting centers will be open for business on Saturday, Feb. 22. This year, for the first...

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...

30th District election offers November preview

The May 3 primary vote in the 30th Assembly District will offer a preview of the November ballot. One-term incumbent Robert Rivas, a Democrat elected in 2018, faces Republican Gregory Swett. Both will also be on the ballot in November. Rivas, a former San Benito County...

Black History Month celebration

The Gilroy Center for the Arts hosted a reception for its sixth annual Black History Month Exhibit on Feb. 15. This year’s theme is “Celebrating Black Women Artists History Overlooked.” Artists in the exhibit include Katie Johnson, Ernest Kirk Jr., Louise Shields and others....

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