Should water district directors have term limits? Prop C asks voters to limit service
In a first for the Santa Clara Valley District, the board of
‘Shark Tank’ winner sinks teeth in
Nearly one month after Heather Pacheco bested 12 other contestants in a competition aimed at getting a new business into one of Gilroy's 24 vacant downtown properties, the Garlic Capital is on track to boast the “best new trend in affordable luxury” – but the process hasn’t been smooth sailing for the winner in her quest to find exactly the right building for her new “blow-dry bar.”
VTA’s Woodward says $130M Gilroy highway fix ‘shovel ready’
HOLLISTER—Hollister City Councilman Victor Gomez last week said the Santa Clara County Valley Transportation Authority tabled creation of the Mobility Partnership, a multi-county coalition weighing changes to Highways 152 and 25, based on his concerns about imbalanced representation.
New mayor, council members take seats in Morgan Hill
Morgan Hill’s new mayor, Mark Turner, and District D Councilmember Marilyn Librers were sworn in and welcomed to the dais at the Dec. 14 meeting at City Hall meeting chambers.
Also sworn in was Morgan Hill District B Councilmember Yvonne Martinez Beltran, who was reelected...
Mayor Announces First Street Emergency Repairs
Mayor Roland Velasco announced emergency repairs beginning Sunday to blighted First Street.
Public will run the open government commission now, not council
City Council is preparing to change the dynamics of their open government commission – which was created in 2009 to promote transparency from Gilroy staff – as they move to allow members of the public apply for the commission.
Locals cross about lack of crosswalk
From before the time a child learns to talk, he is taught two things about road safety: to look both ways before you cross the street, and to always cross the street at a crosswalk.
Gilroy loses Tree City USA designation
Gilroy is proud to be acknowledged as a Tree City USA city. Right? Actually, no.
At a meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission, Recreation Manager Adam Henig revealed that Gilroy is no longer an official Tree City.
Why? Somebody in City Hall forgot to apply.
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Former developer owes city $45K for barbed wire fence
A former Gilroy developer who constructed a 9-foot-tall barbed wire fence around his home after he was savagely beaten in 2008 owes the City of Gilroy more than $45,000 in fees that started with a simple $200 citation for his out-of-code safety precaution.
