Politics

Proposition 16, the Pacific Gas and Electric Co.-backed measure

Councilman Perry Woodward announced Thursday that he is no longer running for mayor, in light of former Gilroy Mayor Don Gage's decision to enter the race. 

GILROY—Despite a push from Mayor Don Gage and city staff to implement an ordinance restricting the colors of new and existing buildings in Gilroy, a divided council put off adoption of a law some called “overregulation” and “anti-business.”

City officials and police and fire union representatives expect

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.

Mounting city legal costs incurred to shut down the city's first

Not only did city council members split on the idea of extending

Though faced with potential layoffs and a closed city council

Car dealers, furniture dealers and other small business owners showed up in force to boycott Gilroy's extensive sign ordinance during a special council meeting Monday night.