Politics

When Colin Martin drives around Gilroy he sees, hears and feels things no one else in his family knows about.

As of Sept. 1, those in the Santa Clara County who receive subsidies from the government's Section 8 voucher program will be required to put 35 percent of their income toward rent – a 5 percent increase from the subsidy that has been in place for decades.

Gilroy Police Department is seeking assistance from local High School students with the design of one of our new School-Resource-Officer (SRO) patrol cars. The vehicle, which was donated by Gilroy’s South County Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram Dealership, is a 2015 Dodge Charger which is pictured above.

The California Supreme Court last week put a sock in the argument that it’s OK for elected officials and government employees to keep citizens out of the loop by using private email and texting accounts to conduct the public’s business.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the 2024-25 budget into law on June 29, solidifying $16 billion in cuts and other moves that closed a $46.8 billion deficit.  The budget is $297.5 billion, with $211.5 billion committed from the general fund. It maintains $22.5 billion in reserve...

Gilroy council chambers were packed Monday night, more than they have been in nearly five years, as former Gilroy Dispatch executive editor Mark Derry was recognized by the city he continues to call home.

With no incumbents qualifying for three seats on the Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education, the nominating period for candidates who wish to run in the Nov. 5 election was extended to the end of the day Aug. 14.  According to an unofficial list...

Gilroy residents could be seeing campaign signs lingering across the city well past the Nov. 6 election. The City of Gilroy Email Express this week included a reminder to residents and candidates about recent amendments to campaign rules that allows signs to stay up for...

Eight candidates are running for two seats. Joseph Carrillo,