Politics

Police Chief Denise Turner said the newly opened medical

City Council voted 6-1 during their regular meeting Monday night to endorse a longtime Gilroy farmer to the now empty seat on the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors, as Gage resigned from the board Dec. 7 to step into his role as Gilroy’s new mayor.

Gilroy City Council voted to move forward with covering the repairs and operation of the South Valley Middle School pool for three years – pending City inspections and repair estimates – on a 4-3 vote, putting to end a six-month debate that created a real splash among the City and the school district.

The city is bracing for possible hardball tactics from a

The principal investors and key board members in a company

The Gilroy mayoral race is starting to heat up as Terry Feinberg has announced he is resigning his post as chairman of the board of the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce in order to support Councilmember Roland Velasco in his bid to become Gilroy’s next mayor.

In 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated high above the Atlantic Ocean shortly after takeoff; the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukraine had a meltdown depositing radioactive particles in nearly every northern hemisphere country; and the final credits rolled on legendary actor James Cagney's life.

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.

California workers will be guaranteed five paid sick days a year starting Jan. 1, up from the three days that employers are currently required to provide, thanks to Senate Bill 616.  The bill, authored by Long Beach Democratic Sen. Lena Gonzalez, also extends protections against...