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The Many Roads to Gilroy A Historical Journey through Gilroy’s Past
With beautiful rolling hills and verdant valleys, redwoods and oak trees, streams and hot springs, and proximity to both mountains and the Pacific Ocean, Gilroy has been an essential crossroads [...]
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How the California mental health crisis emerged out of the state’s history of deinstitutionalization and laws designed to protect the mentally ill, as well as the communities around them.
Almost one million California residents are forced to drink from contaminated water supplies, or pay for bottled water. Economic inequality makes the crisis worse. What is the state doing to fix it?
Life expectancy in California exceeds all but three other states, but how long you live depends on which county you live in. They're not all equal. Why? The answer may lie in political policies.
Feeling stressed? Confused? Or just a little blue? Help is just a phone call away for residents of San Benito County.
California has historically been ahead of the rest of the country in expanding the legal right to abortion services. Here’s what state laws say today, and how we got here.
The pesky mosquito can be deadly as well as annoying. Here’s how local governments in California have been waging war on mosquitoes for more than a century.
California will soon add a new emergency hotline service with the number 988. Here’s the story behind that new service, and the original 911 number.
Since long before the COVID-19 pandemic, states have possessed broad authority to protect public health, even to suspend laws and commandeer private property. Here’s why, and how it works.
Learn what's getting into Californians’ lungs and why it matters.
From Benito Link...
County board passes an advisory measure seeking public input on the hospital.
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From Gilroy Dispatch...
The Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors on July 9 held off on a decision regarding an ordinance that would prohibit homeless encampments along waterways in the water district’s jurisdiction.
The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Center Program.
The ruling reaffirms his denial of San Benito County Health Care District’s bankruptcy petition.
Santa Clara County is moving forward with a series of actions to support family caregivers in response to a recent county survey that found caregivers need more resources.
From SanBenitocom...
The San Benito Health Care District board voted unanimously during a June 5 special meeting to walk away from San Benito County’s proposal of a Joint Powers Authority that would have kept Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital under public control.
Negotiations with Insight will continue, with a lease option replacing an outright sale.
Hollister School District sites enthusiastically participated in the recent Mental Health Awareness Week with a variety of activities for students and staff members.
Santa Clara County and the union representing nurses at the county’s hospitals and clinics have reached an agreement on a four-year contract, after months of negotiations, failed mediation efforts and a first-ever three-day strike last month.
In a last-minute decision at their May 23 regular meeting, the San Benito County Health Care District voted to keep negotiating with Michigan-based Insight Foundation of America for a potential buyout, while also continuing to consider San Benito County’s proposal to keep Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital under local control.
Love and animosity were high during the May 20 San Benito Health Care District meeting.
The San Benito Health Care District Board of Directors must decide whether to sell the hospital to Michigan-based Insight Health Systems or have it managed by a joint powers authority (JPA) with San Benito County.
Another group vying to take over ownership or management of Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital has dropped out, leaving the hospital with two suitors.
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