Urban growth boundary petitions delivered to City Hall
Wearing t-shirts with “Stomp out Sprawl” emblazoned across their chests and carrying two large file boxes filled with more than 3,500 signed petitions in support of an urban growth boundary (UGB) for Gilroy, the folks of Gilroy Growing Smarter (GGS) were in a celebratory mood on Monday at City Hall.
Sales tax numbers a sign of brighter times?
Gilroy’s reputation as a retail Mecca may be pulling it out of the Great Recession.
Town Hall meeting on Welburn Avenue traffic changes
The City of Gilroy will be holding a town hall meeting at Luigi Aprea Elementary School to discuss the recent traffic changes on upper Welburn Avenue from 6 - 8 p.m., Tuesday January 31. For those who cannot attend the city has set up an online survey to gather feedback from residences impacted by the traffic circulation changes.
Split council rejects more sign law talks
GILROY—On a split vote, the Gilroy City Council Monday handed a defeat to business leaders seeking to ease restrictions of advertising banners.
As Biden visits, Bay Area reps plead for disaster aid
The Bay Area Congressional delegation—Rep. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Rep. Anna Eshoo (CA-16) and Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17)—wrote to President Joe Biden on Jan. 19 to request that relief for Santa Clara County be included in the Presidential Major Declaration for...
Priority list gets a shuffle
The City Council has hammered out their overarching goals over the next five years through nearly 15 hours of discussion at its annual retreat facilitated by a Florida-based consulting firm. No. 1: financial stability, followed by revamping downtown.
Big Political Summit Hit Gilroy
Immigration, housing and a state road in terrible disrepair topped the agenda when elected officials from just about every level gathered in Gilroy to share views on key issues facing city, county, state and federal governments and constituents.
