Tempers ignite during Welcome Center retail debate
A Gilroy City Council discussion over a city funded tourism
Bag ban vote likely Wednesday
A county commission will likely vote Wednesday whether to place
Eyesore update: Graffitied bridge removed
In June, the Eyesore of the Week identified the bridge that spanned from an abandoned brewery across the railroad tracks off 10th Street and Monterey Road as a sight for sore eyes due to graffiti and peeling paint.
Downtown biz: Don’t ban signs
At least a dozen individual downtown business owners—some entrenched in the Garlic Capital since the 1960s and others who set up shop less than a year ago—are stunned the city banned a wide variety of signage they say helps bring people through the front door.
No more War and Peace in council packets
When Gilroy City Council member Perry Woodward picked up the Feb. 24 agenda packet, he noticed roughly 42 percent of the packet was—instead of staff reports and material relating to what council was making decisions on—written public comment sent in by a vocal citizen, Joseph Thompson.
City loses $550K in six months
Retail sales dropped again in April after a modest rebound in



















