Student numbers dropping in Gilroy
Despite a booming housing market in South County, with a substantial increase in inventory over the last decade, Gilroy schools will serve nearly 650 fewer students in 2023 than they had in 2013, according to the latest enrollment projections.
The district has formed a committee...
Shutdown impacts local agriculture
The House of Representatives passed a bill, 243-183, to reopen the Department of Agriculture—which runs the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP or food stamps—as well as the Food and Drug Administration.
Meanwhile, the Department of Agriculture will continue providing food stamps to...
South Valley sees heavy rain
The city of Gilroy sent out email alerts early last week warning residents to get prepared for the storm that was about to hit Northern California.
According to the National Weather Service, Gilroy saw 2.21 inches of rain from Tuesday, Jan. 15 and Thursday, Jan....
Council votes for 45-day moratorium
The Gilroy City Council and Planning Commission will not be hearing or approving any multi-family housing projects until Feb. 21, after an interim urgency ordinance was adopted by the council in a 6-1 vote.
Council member Dion Bracco voted against the ordinance, which will halt...
County campaign against AG gathers steam
Santa Clara County officials are turning up the heat on California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, demanding that he drop his bid to block the sale of O’Connor and Saint Louise hospitals to the county.
In a noon press conference Jan. 24, the county went public...
Uesugi Farms is going out of business
Uesugi Farms has harvested its last crops.
The large, well-known, family-owned vegetable producer with operations in California—Santa Clara, Contra Costa, San Benito and other counties—and Mexico, is selling off all of its equipment and “winding down” its operations. There will be no spring planting of...
Navigator Schools wins state appeal
Navigator Schools, which has campuses in Gilroy and Hollister, was recently granted a third charter petition to open a school in Watsonville by the state Board of Education.
Navigator plans to open Watsonville Prep School in August 2019, according to Navigator staff.
The state board’s decision...
Six finalists chosen for student cooking competition
Six Gilroy Unified School District elementary school students were selected as finalists for the 2019 Future Chefs Competition, according to a Jan. 18 announcement.
The junior cooking competition will take place March 6 at Gilroy High School’s Student Union “to see whose ‘Fiesta Fit’ recipe...
AG rejects county’s plea
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has rejected a personal appeal from Santa Clara County officials to keep two hospitals open, after they had attempted to head off a Jan. 30 court showdown.
The county had proposed a memorandum of understanding that would commit the county...
