A Q&A with Gavilan College board candidates
The Dispatch sent three questions to all of the local candidates for the Gavilan College Board of Trustees in contested races for the Nov. 6 election. Answers were limited to 50 words each question.
Here’s what they had to say:
Trustee Area 3
EDWIN DIAZ
If Measure X...
City releases some info on policies
Nearly two months after the death of Steven Juarez in police custody, friends and family of the Gilroyan are not giving up in their effort to demand answers from City Hall and its police department.
Specifically, Juarez’ family—consisting of several generations of Gilroy residents—wants to...
Council OKs Hecker Pass ‘agri-tourist’ plan
A divided Gilroy City Council on July 2 narrowly approved an “agri-tourist” commercial development near Hecker Pass Highway (CA 152) and Santa Teresa Boulevard.
Four council members—Daniel Harney, Peter Leroe-Muñoz, Fred Tovar and Cat Tucker—rebuffed pleas from Mayor Roland Velasco and a standing-room-only crowd of...
Oily politics: Rivas targeted
The state’s petroleum industry is spending $320,000 in the District 30 State Assembly race to defeat fundraising frontrunner Robert Rivas. The San Benito County supervisor hopes to succeed Anna Caballero, who is running for state senate this year and represents a district that stretches...
Wasserman looks forward to his final term
Having just breezed unopposed into his third and final four-year term, District 1 Santa Clara County Supervisor Mike Wasserman believes he’s just now hit his public-service stride.
Los Gatos resident Wasserman, 60, represents the communities of San Jose, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, San...
Marques victory adds slow-growth vote
In the Nov. 6 election for three four-year seats on the Gilroy City Council, there were no surprises.
Not so for the single two-year seat.
In the major upset of Election Day in Gilroy, incumbent Dan Harney lost to slow-growth advocate Carol Marques for the open...
Local builder’s patience crumbles after historical gurus delay forced project
Steve Ashford was happy to see public safety trump history, but
Caballero makes progressive Hall of Shame
Democratic state Assemblywoman Anna Caballero—a state Senate candidate this year—faced criticism last week after a California-based progressive advocacy group announced her inclusion in a “Hall of Shame.”
Caballero received an “F” grade in the third annual “Courage Score” report card for voting against environmental protection,...
