Sales tax ballot measure headed to Gilroy voters
Voters in Gilroy will be asked in the Nov. 5 election to approve a quarter-cent local sales tax that would be dedicated strictly to increased police, fire protection and related public safety services.
At the June 17 meeting, the Gilroy City Council voted 6-1 to...
Fiber brings high-speed internet to South County
High-speed internet is coming to South County, as local providers have been installing fiber internet lines and infrastructure underground and on utility poles in recent months. This work will continue well into next year in an effort to expand the availability of fast, reliable...
Lyft, Uber, killing local cab companies
The owner of Union Taxi Company of Gilroy says ride-sharing companies like Lyft and Uber have been killing his business. Pedro Virgen, 50, who has owned the company since 2006, has seen his business shrink from eight taxis and a dozen employees to three cabs and two drivers.
Gilroy Chamber president/CEO announces departure
The Gilroy Chamber of Commerce announced today that President & CEO Michelle Carlen has stepped down from her role and will return to Southern California to be closer to family and friends while focusing on new personal priorities.
Carlen’s resignation is effective Nov. 14.
Although saddened...
Recreation department awarded
The City of Gilroy Recreation Department has been selected as a 2013 California Park and Recreation Society Award of Excellence recipient for The City of Gilroy Recreation Department Monthly Electronic Newsletter in the awards category of Marketing and Communications. The department was honored, along with Monica Sendejas (second from left), who created the newsletter, and proofreaders Judy Mireles-Janisch (second from right), Sondra Banks and Maria De Leon. The CPRS awards dinner was held March 7 at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario. Photo by George Ortiz.
