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...
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...
