Tag: politics
Crowded field runs for three Gilroy City Council seats
With the nomination period closed for the Nov. 3 election, the races for three seats on the Gilroy City Council feature a crowded field...
Candidates throw hats into the ring for Gilroy council, school board...
Candidates for Gilroy City Council and Gilroy Unified School District have started to pull and file nomination paperwork since the qualifying period began for...
Incumbents retain solid leads as ballot counting continues
Updated vote tallies from the June 2 California statewide direct primary show incumbent candidates still holding decisive advantages in Santa Clara County races, with...
Gilroy grocer to attend Trump speech with Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) will attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Feb. 24 with guest Lupe Lopez, co-founder of Gilroy-based...
School district explores bond measure for Gilroy ballot
The Gilroy Unified School District is considering asking the voters to approve a general obligation bond to help pay for millions of dollars worth...
County sales tax, Prop 50 win big in Nov. 4 election
With 100% of precinct ballots counted, Santa Clara County voters on Nov. 4 overwhelmingly supported adding 0.625% to the county sales tax rate for...
Letters: Politics in Gilroy
Vote for responsible candidate for council
I am voting for Kelly Ramirez for Gilroy City Council, and I want to share why.
I’ve had the privilege...
Letters: On local election and politics
Hidden hands shape our local election
I am outraged by the recent revelations surrounding the group responsible for sponsoring negative campaign mailers against Mayor Blankley....
List of potential candidates grows for GUSD, council election
The last day for candidates to submit qualifying paperwork to run in local elections on the November ballot is Aug. 9.
As of Aug. 7,...
Former sheriff’s captain convicted of bribery in gun permit scandal
A Superior Court jury on July 17 found former Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Capt. James Jensen guilty of felony bribery and conspiracy charges in...
