Primary season kicks off
The most hotly contested local primary on June 5 could be in the 30th Assembly District, which encompasses all of San Benito County, much of Monterey County, and portions of southern Santa Cruz County, and southern Santa Clara County, including Gilroy and Morgan Hill.
Incumbent...
Editorial: Can We Trust Perry Woodward?
The bizarre events of December 2015 will be long etched in Gilroy’s political history. Mayor Don Gage stunned the city by resigning without warning a year before his term ended, effectively handing the reins to his political ally, Perry Woodward. The handoff allowed Woodward to run as an incumbent—but not before the duo pushed through approval of a massive farmland annexation that would have, along with other planned developments, made Gilroy one of the Bay Area’s biggest cities—a sprawling urban mass of 120,000 residents, more than double the city’s population today.
Thousands of local ballots are uncounted
On Monday, Nov. 12, schools, banks and government offices were closed—except employees of the Santa Clara County Clerk’s elections office. Like their counterparts across California—and in many other states—they were busy validating and counting bagsful of ballots mailed at the last minute.
In California, Nov....
Fire official retires after a long, colorful career
When Colin Martin drives around Gilroy he sees, hears and feels things no one else in his family knows about.
Newsom signs 56 housing bills, aiming to tackle affordable housing shortage
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 11 signed multiple housing bills aimed at tackling the state’s lack of affordable housing and making it easier for tenants to rent a home in the first place.
Newsom signed a whopping 56 bills into law which he said...
Milias owners eye Old City Hall building
The 107-year-old former City Hall building in downtown Gilroy hasn’t seen the last of its glory days – not if Milias Restaurant owners Adam Sanchez and Anne Zyburra have anything to do with it.
Nominations open for June primary election
If you have ever considered running for local office in Santa Clara County, now is your chance.
Monday kicked off the nomination period for the June 5, 2018 Statewide Primary Election. The nomination period ends on Friday, March 9, but can be extended to Wednesday,...
