City to set sail with steady rise in sewer rates
Gilroy residents and business owners have until Monday to formally protest the city’s plans to raise sewer service rates more than 40 percent over the next five years – a necessary spike, officials say, that will fund anticipated rising costs in maintenance and wastewater operations.
Proposition addresses rainy day fund, extends tax increases
California Proposition 1A on the May 19 ballot would make
Marijuana dispensary opens up on First Street
Two men have opened a medical marijuana dispensary in north
Marijuana in the workplace
Marijuana may be legal in California, but to federal officials it’s as illegal as cocaine, warned Philip Griego, an attorney who briefed Gilroy business people on marijuana in the workplace Wednesday.
Gavilan’s $248M bond passes by slim margin
The future is bright for Gavilan College with the passing of a $248 million bond measure Nov. 6 as well as the election of three new members to its governing body.
A combined 57 percent of voters in Santa Clara and San Benito counties (who...
Signs a hot topic at City Council meeting
Gilroy City Council members during their regular Monday night meeting indicated they are interested in a policy that allows nonprofit organizations and other groups to display banners over Monterey Street through downtown, but wanted staff to take a closer look at the proposed fees and consider how to avoid embarrassing content without restricting freedom of speech.
