Politics

California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Roelof van Ark will resign, the Authority has confirmed.

Trustee Darcie Green was unanimously voted as new board president for the Santa Clara County Board of Education for the coming year during the Dec. 10 meeting, while Trustee Anna Song was given full support from her fellow board members to be named vice president.Green was appointed to the board in 2012 to fill a vacancy in Area 6. She currently serves as the community and government relations manager for Kaiser Permanente South Bay, according to SCCBOE staff. Green was named recipient of the 2014 Barbara Jordan Leadership Award, which honors young elected officials who demonstrate a distinguished record of public service to their community.Son was elected to the board in 200 as the first Korean-born female to be elected in California’s history, according to the SCCOE announcement. She also serves on the County School Boards Association Executive Board.

Local Scene

Uvas Reservoir, which had dwindled during the drought, reached an inch from its top Tuesday, before officials began letting water down the spillway. It doesn't mean the end of the drought, water officials say, but it's a big step toward helping recharging the underground aquifer that brings Gilroy much of its water.

Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith won a sixth consecutive term in office after defeating challenger John Hirokawa in the Nov. 6 election. With 100 percent of the votes counted, Smith obtained 147,319 ballots, compared to 113,655 votes for Hirokawa, according to the Santa Clara...

Too many public safety employees in Gilroy are claiming the tax-free haven of a disability retirement, according to a June report by the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury.

Following a recent about-face on a sign ordinance that banned a variety of signage, City Council agreed July 1 it should not be enforced in earnest until an alternative—presented by local business owners and residents—is formally considered.

GILROY

Proposed amendments circulating the halls of the Village Green senior living community have residents of the cottages talking, and some say they’re concerned the new rules—if approved Nov. 20—could restrict their ability to rent or sell in the future.

The City of Gilroy will continue paying the prevailing wage for