Alejo talks immigration reform with federal leaders in DC
Assemblyman Luis Alejo, D-Salinas, traveled to the nation’s capitol Monday and Tuesday to talk with lawmakers about the fate of immigration reform at the federal level.
Lawsuit trips up city
Last month, the City of Gilroy paid $450,000 in a hush-hush $700,000 settlement to a 70-year-old man who sued after tripping over a patch of jagged, uplifted sidewalk on Martin Street in front of Garlic City Billiards two years ago.
Santa Clara County DA seeks to resentence death row inmates to life without parole
Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen is moving to eliminate the county’s death row, looking to sentence the 15 local men still sitting on it to serve life in prison without the chance of parole instead, according to an April 5 press release.
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City Council rejects Hecker Pass housing
Greeted by nearly two dozen people who came to express concern Monday over a proposed zoning change, the City Council unanimously denied an application that would have cleared the way for construction of 16 two-story “duet-style” single-family homes along Hecker Pass Road.
Haglund: Mercury News wrong about pension pickups in Gilroy
A story published Sunday in the San Jose Mercury News was allegedly inaccurate when it reported the City of Gilroy picks up the tab for 16 of the pension contributions employees are supposed to foot, according to City Human Resources Director LeeAnn McPhillips.
MediLeaf request to remain open pending appeal denied
A Santa Clara County judge has denied a local medical marijuana
High-speed rail pros and cons workshop
The City of Gilroy will hold a community workshop Monday night
Council extends deadline to fix URM buildings
Downtown property owners will have five more months to get their
