Real estate trends hit Gilroy schools
Gilroy realtors are reporting that 1,218 homes (single family, condos and townhomes) were sold in the last two years, yet Gilroy schools are facing a head-scratching trend of declining enrollment.
Realtors offer different explanations.
Some say sales are declining. Increasing housing prices with higher interest rates...
Police search suspected drug house
Gilroy police have been investigating the home for narcotics sales since 2011, according to authorities.
Rain sends Uvas over spillway
The recent storms have had an impact on most waterways in Santa Clara County.
County turns up the heat on Becerra
Santa Clara County officials turned up the heat on California Attorney General Xavier Becerra a week before he was to appear in court and attempt to block the sale of O’Connor and St. Louise hospitals to the county.
A decision from the Jan. 30 showdown...
Owners promise return of Pumpkin Park
The future of Uesugi Farms may be in doubt, but its owners have assured fans of its Morgan Hill Pumpkin Park that the popular attraction would open in the fall of 2019.
GIlroy-based Uesugi Farms had told creditors and announced online in late 2018 that...
Panetta named to Ways and Means
Congressman Jimmy Panetta, whose district includes San Benito County and parts of Gilroy, has been appointed to the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, and retains his spot on the House Agriculture Committee, his staff announced.
"I am proud to be appointed to this important...
Judge rejects AG’s attempt to block sale of Saint Louise
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge in Los Angeles today delivered a resounding rejection of a plea by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to block Santa Clara County’s purchase of O’Connor and Saint Louise hospitals.
In denying Becerra’s request for stay of a Dec. 26 decision...
High-quality teachers top priority in Gilroy survey
Seventy-one percent of 2,683 parents who participated in the 2019 Gilroy Unified School District Local Control Accountability Plan Survey said high-quality teachers was their highest priority.
The same percentage of 577 teachers, staff and district office staff surveyed put the top ranking on high-quality teachers.
Thirty-one...
Gilroy switches stance, supports sale of St. Louise
As local officials, non-profits, unions, patients and staff this month piled on in a blitz to pressure California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to drop his efforts to block the sale of O’Connor and St. Louise hospitals to Santa Clara County, one entity was conspicuously...
