Unemployment down from previous years, still highest in the county
San Martin takes the prize of having the highest unemployment rate in the county, with Gilroy and Morgan Hill obtaining ribbons for second and third place. Â
Mayor’s roundtable delights and dismays
The mayor held a community roundtable Wednesday, and
Council roundup: payday lending banned; Harbor Freight Tools gains freeway signage
City Council took unprecedented steps to prohibit the proliferation of payday lending and check cashing businesses within Gilroy, preventing them from expanding or even relocating to the Garlic Capital, following unanimous votes to amend the City's zoning ordinance and waiving any further readings.
Less Bumpy Roads!
The city’s streets are set to get a lot less bumpy, as Gilroy City Council on Monday approved $500,000 to purchase new pavement maintenance equipment to improve the shoddy condition of the city’s streets.
Don Gage takes the Council stage
In the midst of all the shoulder patting, thanking, well-wishing and congratulating that transpired at the City Council chambers Dec. 7 when the public officially welcomed Don Gage as their new mayor, retiring Councilman Bob Dillon’s parting words put it best.
Less overtime despite furloughs
To the surprise of some city council members, overtime at City




















