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The killing case of Morgan Hill teen Tara Romero spins a harrowing account of two opposing worlds colliding in terror when a group of young high school classmates celebrating a 15th birthday coincidentally crossed paths at the end of the night with five young men intent on settling a score with a rival street gang.

The Gilroy Library is open less than any other branch in the Santa Clara County Library District, and while there's currently no funding to increase hours, district officials say they are open to brainstorming ideas with the City of Gilroy on how to increase the building's availability to the public.

City Council voted unanimously Monday night to authorize an almost $1.75 million contract to hire two consulting firms that will work in tandem to guide a 25-person citizen committee in updating Gilroy’s 20-year General Plan.

Memorial service will be held at the Presbyterian Church of San Martin at 2:00P.M., on Saturday, June 8, 2013.

Santa Clara County residents are being urged to throw out any Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend of frozen berries they have at home after a multi-state outbreak of Hepatitis A. The product was sold at Costco stores until it was taken off store shelves.

The Morgan Hill Unified School District is still deciding whether to accept Navigator Schools’ petition to open a new charter school in the city for 2014-15, and has instead requested a 30-day extension of the mandatory June 15 deadline to vote.

Here’s your weekly digest of criminal happenings in Gilroy, including a couple drug arrests, fraud and a juvenile committing arson at his school.

The “Shark Tank Gilroy” competition is finally here and takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday in the Old City Hall, located at 7400 Monterey St. in Gilroy. The event is free and open to the public.

Gilroy’s spring football session revealed a low turnout for the program -- but the Mustangs aren’t worried.