Sheriff’s race: Jensen, Smith talk realignment
Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith and her challenger in the June election, recently retired Sheriff's Capt. Kevin Jensen, both agree the Sheriff's Office can do more to help better rehabilitate prisoners and parolees to prevent them from continuing to commit crimes.
City preps for lawsuit over cherry orchard
The City of Gilroy is bracing for possible legal action from a developer who claims the city has violated his due process rights by delaying hearings over a 349-unit housing project proposed for a south Gilroy cherry orchard.
Q&A with Gilroy City Council candidate Peter Leroe-Muoz
Before interviewing the candidates, the Editorial Board of the
Gilroy Chamber opposes Senate’s big-box bill
Gilroy Chamber of Commerce President Susan Valenta and other
City updates councilman’s phone number on website
After a May 3 Dispatch story reported that Councilman Peter Arellano does not use his city-paid cell phone, the city website has since been updated to list his personal cell phone.
Open Space Authority pays $2.8 million for Gilroy land
GILROY—The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority this week purchased 183 acres of farmland south of Gilroy to help permanently protect land where Llagas Creek flows into the Pajaro River. The public agency now owns or controls more than 16,000 acres, according to spokesperson Patty Eaton.
