Politics

Starting Jan. 1, South County residents will have a new garbage

Families in the market for a new home could soon have their sights set on Gilroy, as two developments proposing a total of 78 single-family residential lots are slated for construction as early as this summer.

For the first time in eight years, water rates will not rise.

Throughout her life, Mary Gutierrez has fought to prove she can excel in male-dominated fields—whether it's competitive bodybuilding, sparring with Marines or fighting fires. Now, she's breaking down barriers as the first woman in a management position with the Gilroy Fire Department.

Gilroy’s growing so fast, and the need has become so complex, that the city has contracted for the first time with a company that specializes in striping streets, roundabouts, biking trails and other transportation pathways.

Mayor Don Gage and the City are forging ahead with a proposed “Quality of Life” tax to possibly fund projects that improve safety, create recreational opportunities for the community and bolster economic revitalization and recovery.

The Honorable Patricia M. Lucas, Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, has announced the names of the final candidates for the 2017-2018 Civil Grand Jury. Judge Lucas has selected three members from the 2016-2017 Civil Grand Jury to serve a second term. They are Nigel Johnson (Gilroy), Richard Spencer (San José), and Peter Hertan (Los Gatos), who has been appointed Foreperson. The new Grand Jury will be selected at the Impanelment Ceremony, today, Thursday, June 22, 2017. Sixteen names will be drawn from the list of 27 finalists, to complete the 19-member panel of the 2017-2018 Civil Grand Jury. They will serve a one-year term, ending June 2018.

Residents of northwest Gilroy received an early Halloween scare

New statewide regulations on private septic systems are set to