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JANUARY 4, 2019
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THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF SAN BENITO COUNTY
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JANUARY 4, 2019
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Gilroy and MH police get new mobiile command center VEHICLE WILL HELP AGENCIES COORDINATE RESPONSE TO LARGE EVENTS Michael Moore Editor
Jaquelne McCoo.
Morgan Hill and Gilroy police celebrated the arrival of a new mobile command center that Morgan Hill acquired through multiple rounds of grant funding. The Morgan Hill Police Department took delivery of the new vehicle the morning of Dec. 21 at the station on Vineyard Boulevard. The command vehicle, manufactured by LDV, is a hightech RV equipped with satellite communications facilities, birds-eye camera views from atop a collapsible 50-foot tower extension, command staff meeting room and all the features needed to allow public safety first responders to efficiently coordinate their efforts and see everything around them during a large-scale disaster or criminal incident. The vehicle will facilitate emergency response to events such as wildfires, floods, earthquakes and other incidents that require a multi-agency response from fire, police, sheriff ’s and state and federal agency personnel, Morgan Hill police explained. Police command staff can “stage, plan and implement specific ➝ Command, 4
IT’S MIDNIGHT Connie Rogers, president of the Gilroy Historical Society, shows off the intricate clock mechanism on an upper floor of Old City Hall.
Clock is stuck A YEAR OF STALLED TIME AT THE CITY’S HISTORIC BUILDING Jaqueline McCool Reporter
A look inside Old City Hall today, in the heart of downtown Gilroy, will show families enjoying a meal and maybe a gathering of coworkers in one of the building’s various banquet rooms. But, a closer look reveals more than 100 years of history, found in large iron doors, hidden
dumbwaiters and, of course, the large clock that sits at the top of the building—its four clock faces visible from the outside, with the inner workings of the old timepiece preserved in a plexiglass box on the building’s second floor. Through facelifts and deed changes, Old City Hall has fought hard to preserve its history, with the Gilroy Historical Society and vigilant residents on its side. The building was under threat of being demolished twice, once in the 1970s and again after the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989,
which left Old City Hall in need of retrofitting and repair. Now one of the seven buildings Gilroy has on the National Register of Historic Places, Old City Hall is the home of a restaurant by the same name, leased from the city by Fran and Bobbly Beaudet. Connie Rogers, president of the Gilroy Historical Society, believes the success of the newest venture to live inside Old City Hall comes from the commitment the Beaudets have made to honoring the history of the building.
Other tenants, Rogers said, have tried to erase the building’s past with the city and modernize its unique style, which is classified as Baroque and Mission Revival style designed by architect Frank Delos Wolfe . The building is a place where time literally stands still, as the clock hasn’t worked for about a year. Walter Dunkel, facilities manager for the city, said the problems with the clock mostly have to do with its advanced age. ➝ Gilroy rings, 4
Saint Louise gets good marks REPORT ON QUALITY OF CARE WAS ORDERED BY BANKRUPTCY COURT Barry Holtzclaw Managing Editor
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In Saint Louise Regional Hospital, Santa Clara County will be buying a hospital in need of some improved computer resources, but with a dedicated, quality staff providing adequate care.
That’s the view of a special ombudsman appointed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to conduct a required assessment of the quality of care provided by the hospital during its period of protection under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code. “The general milieu of the hospital during our time spent showed administration’s significant dedication to the hospital, and the patients they serve,” concluded Jacob
NEW PURCHASE Santa Clara County officials confirmed
this week that it was the only bidder for St. Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy, pictured above, and O’Connor Hospital in San Jose.