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February 9, 2026

County board reduces car allowance for department heads

San Benito County supervisors reduced the car allowance for appointed department heads from $500 to $350 at last week’s board of supervisors' meeting, while there were concerns from one department head that there should be some exemptions to the allowance.

City seeks support for sales tax

Top city officials in Gilroy have begun a campaign to build public support for a sales tax increase in 2020. Mayor Roland Velasco, Police Chief Scot Smithee, Interim Fire Chief Jeff Clet and City Administrator Gabriel Gonzalez all signed an open letter posted online Sept....

Council set to take on arbitration

Members will examine mediation, grants, land use, sidewalk

In the print edition only: Where will council fall on Murray Avenue development issue?

The city council and a small group of industrial developers have

Will Google be Gilroy’s next garlic?

From garlic to Google, Gilroy wants to be known for its

Top official’s second raise could be on horizon

Does Gilroy's City Administrator deserve a pay raise? It's a

60 percent of votes tallied: Wasserman leads the way; Williams, Alvarado in dead heat

Mike Wasserman leads the race to fill Don Gage's District 1

Election issues to remain undecided until noon

There are some races where a winner can be called, then there

City braces for influx of homeless

City officials and nonprofit leaders are concerned Gilroy could see an influx in homeless individuals with no place to go as a result of recent developments in the northern part of Santa Clara County.

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