Politics

The final ballots have been set for the Nov. 6 city elections. Here are the candidates for Gilroy City Council, at a glance: 4 year term Marie Blankley (incumbent) Marie Patane Blankley (only Marie Blankley will appear on the ballot) Age: 54 Family: spouse Steve Blankley, son Andrew Blankley, daughter...

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GILROY—The rapid growth of residential developments and how they’re approved were hot topics at a joint meeting between Gilroy Unified School District trustees and the Gilroy City Council on Sept. 23.

Like the movie Groundhog Day, every morning some 60 percent of Gilroy residents take the same trip over and over to their jobs in San Jose and Silicon Valley and they have to figure out the best, fastest and cheapest way to get there.

The leaders of the state Legislature have a message for voters: We know you’re frustrated with how expensive California is—and we’re going to fix it. After a painful election that sparked recriminations and soul searching among Democrats across the country, state Senate President Pro Tem...

A Gilroy resident, who said the city broke state law by not informing the public about the 235 trees it plans to cut down, filed suit last week in Santa Clara County Superior Court asking that the project be stopped.

According to court records, mayoral candidate and current Councilman Peter Arellano claimed $670,359 in debts when he filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in November 2004.