Politics

Upgrading the city’s aging IT infrastructure and keeping Gilroy on sound fiscal footing in the face of growing budget pressures were two of city council’s top stated priorities for the next two-to-three years, as discussed on Saturday during the council’s annual goal-setting retreat.

The county's controversial plan that supporters say will

The Gilroy City Council decided not to appeal the Planning

The City Council wants to take a closer look at contracting out

City Council delayed action on Development Center Manager Lee Butler’s proposed plan for downtown, with some council members criticizing Butler for not discussing the plan with local organizations before it reached the dais.

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.

Calling it the “best turnout they've seen in years,” City Council members were delighted with the sheer number of applicants who showed up eager to serve on City committees during the regular meeting Monday.

Residents who want to have a greater say in city matters have a

Gilroy School Board trustees, encouraged by a recent survey that found more than 50 percent of 501 likely November 2012 Gilroy voters would “strongly support a city sales tax for local schools,” are poised to put the ball in City Council's court.

GILROY—A “game changer” of a court ruling in southern California is leading Gilroy and other cities to revise their tiered water pricing schedules, spelling out higher costs for residential users and shrinking bills for large commercial and industrial users.