Politics

The Gilroy City Council will vote on a tentative map and hold a public hearing at the Oct. 21 meeting for a 186 single-family residential lot development located in the East Cluster of the Hecker Pass Specific Plan Area.

As city employees cope with 9 percent wage cuts and an uncertain

Gilroyans said they want a new police chief who understands gangs, the homeless population, graffiti and those who are mentally ill.

GILROY—Nearly 5 percent more sales tax revenue was collected in Gilroy during the first quarter of 2015 compared to the same time period last year, according to data recently released by the city of Gilroy. That growth surpassed the statewide gain of 3.1 percent.

The Gilroy Dispatch conducted Q&As with candidates for both the Gilroy City Council and the Gilroy Unified School District's Board of Education. See what they had to say here:

The $1.1 million Paseo project is getting its finishing touches this week, after years of work. Workers posted Gilroy history placards along the alleyway at 7453 Monterey St. between Fifth and Sixth streets.The paseo is a linear, tile-lined rectangular mini-park and walkway that will serve as an aesthetic shortcut from Monterey Street to the parking lots between Eigleberry Street and Gourmet Alley.The city purchased the property in 2012 and demolished the unreinforced masonry building on the site to make way for the new pedestrian amenity. A design group of volunteers selected the design.  

Nearly a year after the bulk of construction on the Third Street

Caltrain's board of directors will vote Thursday on a proposal

The state could force Gilroy to lend it more than $1 million,