Meet the candidates for Mayor of Gilroy
In the Nov. 5 election for Mayor of Gilroy, incumbent Marie Blankley is running for her second term while local business owner Greg Bozzo is challenging her in Bozzo’s first run at a political office.
In Gilroy, the mayor is elected to a four-year term.
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Three options on table for high-speed rail routes
Most City Council members favor a high-speed rail system coming
Lights out for the drought, but destruction in rain’s wake
When you called the Santa Clara Valley Water District—even during this week’s rains—and were put on hold, this is what you heard: “It may not seem like it, but we’re still in a drought.”
Uncertain fate for unbuilt homeless shelter
A split City Council denied the developer of a fledgling
Dozens of new state laws take effect for the new year
California lawmakers in 2024 introduced 4,821 bills, but most of them were tossed or otherwise rejected during the months-long legislative process during which most never saw the light of day.
Just 1,206 made it to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk, with 1,017 getting signed into law...
Fire ‘tax’ on rural landowners ignites backlash, lawsuit
GILROY—More than 4,400 rural residents in Santa Clara County, nearly half in South County, will open mailboxes in May to find bills for a controversial fire protection fee levied by Cal Fire, the state’s fire fighting arm.


















