Request would add 721 acres to Gilroy
GILROY—A request to add 721 acres north of Gilroy to the city is under review by planners after the city council sidestepped most staff concerns and put it on the fast track to an expected summer vote.
Running for a better self, better world
A little girl who once raced neighbors living on her block in Oakland grew up to be a Gilroy resident, pageant queen and fit woman who still loves running.
City Council meeting: Woodward holds pricey legal fees in contempt
During Monday night’s regular City Council meeting, members agreed to take a hard look at cutting down legal costs to the City, extended a temporary moratorium for check cashing and payday lending businesses and continued closed session negotiations with unions representing city employees and firefighters.
‘Shark Tank’ winner sinks teeth in
Nearly one month after Heather Pacheco bested 12 other contestants in a competition aimed at getting a new business into one of Gilroy's 24 vacant downtown properties, the Garlic Capital is on track to boast the “best new trend in affordable luxury” – but the process hasn’t been smooth sailing for the winner in her quest to find exactly the right building for her new “blow-dry bar.”
Dover reelected to Gavilan School Board
Incumbent Mark Dover has been reelected to the Gavilan College Board of Trustees, winning the race with a healthy 16,877 votes.
Brown checks in early, declares, ‘Look, I’ve done this before’
Past and would-be future Gov. Jerry Brown was in the house early
Still time to turn in ballots
While absentee ballots flood into the county elections official’s office, voters who missed the mail-in deadline have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to turn in their ballots at designated dropoff sites in town, or at any local polling place on Election Day.
