Budget balancing or depriving children?
Opponents of Proposition 1D say the measure hurts children.
Gilroy public employees union threatens strike
GILROY—After six months of negotiations with the city, a labor union representing about 100 public employees in Gilroy has threatened to strike for two days in November, according to interim City Administrator Ed Tewes.
Council to consider banning smoking in parks
During Monday night’s regular meeting at 6 p.m. City Council plans to vote on a proposed ordinance that will prohibit smoking in public parks except for in designated smoking areas.
DA hires SJ cops reporter as media coordinator
The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office has confirmed it will hire longtime San Jose Mercury News crime reporter Sean Webby as its new media coordinator.
Paralyzed ‘vexatious litigant’ cannot sue at will
A paralyzed man who has sued hundreds of businesses, including
Caltrain to cut one third of budget, effect on Gilroy unknown
Massive budget cuts for the Caltrain rail system will likely
Council says ‘no deal’ to blackjack game downtown
Bound by its own overlooked law, the city council appeared
Newsom signs 10 bills targeting retail theft in CA
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a stack of bills Aug. 16 aimed at curtailing organized retail, property and auto theft in California.
Newsom appeared at a Home Depot in San Jose with state, business and law enforcement officials, signing 10 bills that he said go “to...




















