Politics

GILROY - Mayor Al Pinheiro didn't take kindly to comments made by City Councilman Perry Woodward, who last week suggested Pinheiro and the city's Open Government Commission have tried to boost the 2012 mayoral campaign of Dion Bracco - Woodward's opponent, for now - by promoting an elections ordinance that would allow candidates to spend more money.

Gilroy City Councilman Perry Woodward says the city’s Open Government Commission – a panel he created and was later voted out of – wants to raise the local campaign expenditure ceiling $5,000 to assist his 2012 mayoral opponent, commission member and fellow Councilman Dion Bracco.

The Gilroy Police Department will ask the Gilroy City Council on Monday night for permission to sell 30 outdated and decommissioned firearms worth approximately $5,000 to active duty and reserve officers, according to a city staff report.

The price tag and construction timeline for California's high-speed rail project increased significantly Tuesday, as officials unveiled what they call a "realistic" business plan for the state's controversial and expensive transit endeavor.