Meet the candidate: Tom Fischer, Gilroy City Council
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Council endorses farmer for water district seat, lowers development fees
City Council voted 6-1 during their regular meeting Monday night to endorse a longtime Gilroy farmer to the now empty seat on the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors, as Gage resigned from the board Dec. 7 to step into his role as Gilroy’s new mayor.
Council approves two-year lease of arts center
A community arts center could be open sometime next month after
Voting begins for Nov. 8 election
Voting has begun in the Nov. 8 general election, as voters throughout California will receive ballots in the coming days—and can drop them off, completed and signed, at authorized locations now through Election Day.
Elections officials in Santa Clara County began sending ballots in the...
Survey pinpoints the city’s accident hotspots
The most dangerous intersection in town is the one on Murray Avenue and Leavesley Road with 35 collisions, including three DUIs and one involving a pedestrian, according to a report released during a special city council study session.
Out of the top 10 dangerous intersections...
City goofs on fence fines
A former developer fined more than $45,000 by the City of Gilroy stemming from an out-of-code barbed wire fence he built after suffering a brutal beating at his home in 2008 will only pay a fraction of that because the city misread its own municipal code and incorrectly charged him for a large portion of attorney fees.
Civil Grand Jury application deadline extended
The Honorable Brian C. Walsh, Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara has extended the application deadline for the 2013-14 Civil Grand Jury to Friday, March 22, 2013.
