Gilroy Measure C public safety tax shy of two-thirds majority
The Gilroy Measure C quarter-cent sales tax for public safety is heavily favored by voters in the initial results posted by the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters office, but the count is shy of the two-thirds majority needed for passage.
As of 9pm, 60.54%...
New law allows more farmworker housing development in Santa Clara County
Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a new state law that could lead to more farmworker housing development in Santa Clara County.
Assembly Bill 3035 was authored by Assemblymember Gail Pellerin and was inspired by Santa Clara County Supervisor Sylvia Arenas’ Agricultural Worker Housing Initiative, says...
Developer pulls back proposal for 721-acre project
Overwhelmed by public criticism and two lawsuits, the developers of the biggest housing project in Gilroy's history have pulled their application to take more time to sell it to the public.
Real estate group purchases Gilroy Crossing
Retail outlet center Gilroy Crossing, which boasts stores
Updated: Officers vote ‘no confidence’ in mayor
One local conservative activist has mounted a recall campaign
City looks to fill bicycle commission seat
The City of Gilroy is looking to fill an open seat on its Bicycle Pedestrian Commission, a five-member panel that advises the Gilroy City Council on bicycle- and pedestrian-related matters in the city.
Bin Laden raid years in the making, minutes in execution
It took years for the U.S. military to track Osama bin Laden down, finding him not in a cave in the inaccessible tribal regions of Pakistan, but in a sumptuous luxury compound built just six years ago in the same city that is home to Pakistan's most prestigious military academy. Full article
