Politics

For years, South Valley Community Church in Gilroy fought for

Gilroy residents and business owners have until Monday to formally protest the city’s plans to raise sewer service rates more than 40 percent over the next five years – a necessary spike, officials say, that will fund anticipated rising costs in maintenance and wastewater operations.

Following a nationwide cutback to close Social Security Offices 30 minutes earlier, Gilroy's branch is now open to the public from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.

This done deal isn't quite done. After hundreds of critical

City Council has scheduled a special meeting next week and the items on the agenda will be closed to the public, as they involve union contract negotiations.

Gilroy officials are considering asking the voters to approve an increase of the city’s transient occupancy tax—commonly referred to as the hotel tax—up to a total of 13% of visitors’ short-term lodging rentals.  The current hotel tax rate in Gilroy is 9%, which officials noted...

GILROY—A united Gilroy City Council voted unanimously Monday to uphold a planning commission denial of a 23-unit, two-story housing project proposed on land next to Gilroy High School.