Luis Melecio-Zambrano

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Luis Melecio-Zambrano

Gilroy Unified School District has reached a new contract with its teachers after negotiations finished late Tuesday. The new deal follows months of negotiations which began with initial bargaining sessions in December between the district and the Gilroy Teachers Association. The agreement includes a 2.5% salary increase, which would be retroactive to July 2024. Additionally, the district would cover increased costs of health benefits.

2 weeks ago | mercedsunstar.com | Luis Melecio-Zambrano

When a turbo roundabout rolled into the southernmost corner of the Bay Area early last year, it became the first-in-the-state adoption of a successful Dutch traffic innovation - a multi-lane roundabout shaped like a cartoon hurricane. And while the roundabout in San Benito County, far south of San Jose, was meant to improve safety, it brought with it a wave of confusion and a spike in accidents that saw drivers colliding at rates many times higher than before it was installed.

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Luis Melecio-Zambrano

The Bay Area’s first turbo roundabout sent crashes soaring. Commuters and experts say it’s still a better intersection Crashes are the highest they have been in years, but deaths have dropped to zero.

2 weeks ago | modbee.com | Luis Melecio-Zambrano

When a turbo roundabout rolled into the southernmost corner of the Bay Area early last year, it became the first-in-the-state adoption of a successful Dutch traffic innovation — a multi-lane roundabout shaped like a cartoon hurricane. And while the roundabout in San Benito County, far south of San Jose, was meant to improve safety, it brought with it a wave of confusion and a spike in accidents that saw drivers colliding at rates many times higher than before it was installed.

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Luis Melecio-Zambrano

GILROY – As part of the construction of a new interchange at highways 101 and 25, the Valley Transportation Authority has announced the closure of two roads that currently offer access to Highway 101. On April 16, Castro Valley Road and Mesa Road in Gilroy will permanently lose access to U.S. 101., with VTA placing traffic control and detour signs for guidance on how to navigate the change. Drivers will be able to access the highway via the interchange to the north at Monterey Road.