Politics

The city councilman who wrote Gilroy's Open Government Ordinance

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to save $1.6 billion

Gilroy residents and business owners have until Monday to formally protest the city’s plans to raise sewer service rates more than 40 percent over the next five years – a necessary spike, officials say, that will fund anticipated rising costs in maintenance and wastewater operations.

After overseeing layoffs and millions of dollars in salary cuts,

The Gilroy City Council Monday night will discuss whether to pay more out- of-pocket for legal services on an hourly basis, as recommended by City Administrator Tom Haglund.

The Gilroy Planning Commission bucked the city staff’s recommendation and opened the door to possible recreational cannabis sales in Gilroy Thursday. In a 5-1 vote, with Tom Fischer voting against it, the commission decided not to strengthen anti-marijuana laws before the state legalizes the herb...

Gilroy officials have made a priority of keeping millennials–people in their 20s and 30s–in town after they graduate from college. The challenge is daunting, according to a survey of Gavilan students, who say the city is boring, too expensive and doesn’t have adequate housing.