Woodward elected chair of VTA Board of Directors
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Board of Directors has a new chair—Gilroy Council Member Perry Woodward. Woodward, a practicing real estate attorney, was elected chair at the Dec. 11 meeting of the board, replacing Ash Kalra as chair.
Dispute fizzles: Welcome Center to sell Garlic Fest items
As of this week, there's one less brouhaha in town.
City moves forward with high-speed rail station planning
A representative with the California High-Speed Rail Authority announced at the Aug. 26 Rotary Club meeting that the organization partnered with the City of Gilroy to plan for the Garlic Capital's very own station—preferably located downtown.
Council to vote on endorsing farmer for water district seat
City Council will vote on Monday to endorse a longtime Gilroy farmer to the now empty seat on the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors, as Gage resigns from the board to step into his role as Gilroy’s new mayor.
Guest Column: How Bad Can Traffic Get?
52 at Ferguson. If you're a Gilroy resident, or a commuter from outside of the area, you know the spot I'm talking about. The "new" light at the intersection of 152 and Ferguson that went in a few years ago. If you live close like I do, you know how often things go wrong or happen at this exact spot. The lights were put in to "help" with the fender benders and multitude of accidents that happened when it was just a stop sign. Too many people were impatient and caused gridlock right at this spot from all directions.
Caballero gets behind $11.7B water bond, funds to fix Delta
Assemblywoman Anna Caballero is coauthoring an $11.7 billion
Pelosi defeats Cindy Sheehan to win 12th term
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has won re-election, easily brushing
Democrats optimistic about keeping Senate; House likely to stay GOP-led
WASHINGTON – Democrats appeared to retain control of the Senate on Tuesday while Republicans will continue to rule the House of Representatives, after congressional elections that featured several high-profile races.

















