Politics

Scott Kirkland edged out fellow San Jose businessman Don Barich

With a proposed budget that includes an $850 billion surplus and a $97.6 billion general fund for the 2013-14 fiscal year, Gov. Jerry Brown painted a brighter financial future for California at Thursday's proposed budget plan roll-out.

The Gilroy library will close Dec. 2 and reopen in January at

The Gilroy City Council voted 4-3 Monday night to raise residents' and business owners' sewer rates more than 40 percent over the next five years, and city staff say the increases will help fund more than $30 million in repairs and replacements for the region's wastewater system.

City Council voted unanimously Monday night to authorize an almost $1.75 million contract to hire two consulting firms that will work in tandem to guide a 25-person citizen committee in updating Gilroy’s 20-year General Plan.

Trustee Darcie Green was unanimously voted as new board president for the Santa Clara County Board of Education for the coming year during the Dec. 10 meeting, while Trustee Anna Song was given full support from her fellow board members to be named vice president.Green was appointed to the board in 2012 to fill a vacancy in Area 6. She currently serves as the community and government relations manager for Kaiser Permanente South Bay, according to SCCBOE staff. Green was named recipient of the 2014 Barbara Jordan Leadership Award, which honors young elected officials who demonstrate a distinguished record of public service to their community.Son was elected to the board in 200 as the first Korean-born female to be elected in California’s history, according to the SCCOE announcement. She also serves on the County School Boards Association Executive Board.

Rushed commuters and bicyclists hardly see eye to eye, but both

The city council voted 5-2 to pass the 2008-2009 budget that

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City planners have recommended the approval of Gilroy's first