City, schools, devlopers in Catch-22
Developers, the city, the school district. Everyone's caught in
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%...
City seeks to halt wire theft
In response to a string of theft of copper wire from city-owned facilities over the past two years, Gilroy officials are considering adding teeth to regulations surrounding metal recycling within city limits. State law requires scrap metal recyclers document each transaction and record the seller’s name as a way to prevent theft, but compliance across California varies.
Read This Summer, Win Prizes
Gilroy Library is running a reading program that will make kids feel like they are on a gameshow.
Gilroy councilman runs for state assembly
GILROY—Peter Leroe-Muñoz, a Gilroy councilman, wants to simultaneously improve the quality of the state’s public education and cut regional crime rates. In an interview with the Dispatch July 18, Leroe-Muñoz, a Democrat, announced he’s running for California State Assembly in the November 2016 election.
Coffee with Mayor Gage set for Jan. 25
Mayor Don Gage has scheduled his next “Coffee with the Mayor” event for 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014 at City Hall, according to a press release from City staff.
City phone lines will not shut down Friday after all
The City of Gilroy will not shut down their phone lines on
