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After nearly three hours of discussions and public comments from a packed council chambers, the Gilroy City Council on Monday decided to keep controversial No Turn signs on Upper Welburn and Mantelli Drive and do further traffic studies on the fast-growing section of the city’s west side.

SAN JOSE – Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson announced, during Tuesday night’s home game against Toronto, a trade to obtain right-winger Jannik Hansen from the Vancouver Canucks.

Ismael Loza, 24, of Gilroy, was killed Sunday at 2:20 p.m. when his 2005 Honda motorcycle collided with a 2006 Ford Ranger on Masten Avenue, according to the CHP.

A 3.6 quake shook five kilometers south of Gilroy at 7 a.m.

Maddy Cox and Maggie Brinkman led Gilroy to a fourth quarter comeback-win over Westmoor 45-41 in the second round of CCS playoffs.

William Dawson, 32, who taught at the Gilroy Unified School District's advanced student program, was arrested Wednesday and charged with seven felonies for a relationship he had with a 17-year-old female student.

The City of Gilroy has announced Civic Voice, a new website where residents can learn about city projects, join online discussions and share ideas. Find updates on land use issues, development projects and important city news. Currently, residents can find the latest on the 2040 General Plan, High Speed Rail Station Area Plan, and current status 1st Street / State Route 152. Each project includes an area where users can post their views and opinions. Sign up and learn more at civicvoice.accela.com/gilroyca/index

Conservationists are cheering the first steelhead trout spawning run here since 2013.

With all the money that’s spent in our county on flood prevention and control, it’s reasonable to expect that there would be some good plans to prevent a Katrina-style urban flood. Judging by what occurred to residents in neighborhoods to the north—in a modern city of a million people—it’s safe to conclude that local communities are not well prepared for large-scale natural disasters.