Politics

After more than an hour of public comment Aug. 4, City Council approved putting a measure before voters that would increase the city’s sales tax by a half percent with a 5-1 vote. If approved by voters in November, Gilroy’s sales tax would jump from 8.75 to 9.25 percent and the city would have the highest sales tax in all of Santa Clara County.

During City Council's regular June 18 meeting, Recology South Valley, Gilroy's exclusive trash-collecting company, will ask permission to send 168 delinquent Gilroy homeowner accounts to the County Auditor to place liens on their properties.

The leaders of the state Legislature have a message for voters: We know you’re frustrated with how expensive California is—and we’re going to fix it. After a painful election that sparked recriminations and soul searching among Democrats across the country, state Senate President Pro Tem...

Mayor Al Pinheiro draws names from a fish bowl as more than 50

Two Gilroy Fire Department battalion division chiefs have filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Gilroy, alleging the city cheated them out of overtime hours for two years, a move that has left some City Council members blindsided and incensed.

The federal government has forced the city to pay $252,000 to

The City of Gilroy recently released its second quarter sales tax update for this fiscal year, demonstrating “significant” gains for new automobile sales and miscellaneous vehicle sales, along with a 1.9 percent increase in cash receipts for the City overall.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren was front and center at the opening session of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, arguing for a motion for the Senate to subpoena new evidence in the case against the President. Lofgren, whose 19th Congressional District includes Morgan Hill, San...