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The recent school board meeting Jan. 16 brought a raise to certificated staff and included two audits - one of which discovered an estimated $1.4 million in bond money that was in accounts, but not on the books.

The City Council has a full agenda for their regular meeting Monday night. Here's a few of the items your community leaders will be discussing:

Five of six influenza-related deaths in Santa Clara County have occurred this month alone, according to County health information officer Amy Cornell whose recent report showed double the number of fatalities .

Gilroy-based South County Housing, an active longtime developer of affordable housing in the South Bay and South County region, announced this week they have partnered with Hayward-based Eden Housing to provide property management, resident and asset management services for SCH’s four-county service area.

Nearly one in four seniors is in danger of not getting a diploma this year, despite email blasts, one-on-one meetings with school staff and personalized letters warning students they’ve fallen behind the required 80 hours of community service needed to graduate.

When Gilroy resident Dave Lima saw a tree-trimming crew hacking away at a 52-inch-wide oak on the picturesque foothills of northwest Gilroy Jan. 10, he believed he'd stumbled upon an illegal activity.

The San Juan Bautista Intertribal Council is inviting members of the public to attend a rain dance at the city’s Old Mission San Juan Bautista – to bring back rain to the drought-stricken valley.

Saint Louise Regional Hospital and its owner the Daughters of Charity Health System are a key component of the local economy, so the hospital’s closure – in the event the DCHS can’t find a buyer – would have a significant impact on residents, according to South County officials.

BIRTHDAY: Patricia Hernandez: Patricia Hernandez, born Jan. 10, 1914 in Anaheim, recently celebrated her 100th birthday.