Editorial: Supreme Court Keeps City Officials from Hiding Records
The California Supreme Court last week put a sock in the argument that it’s OK for elected officials and government employees to keep citizens out of the loop by using private email and texting accounts to conduct the public’s business.
City conducting water rate study
As the Santa Clara Valley Water District fields public comment
Westfield cuts project by nearly two-thirds
Westfield abandons years-long application process and potential
Sargent Ranch on auction block July 26
A new development in the twisted saga for the battle over Sargent Ranch - vast expanse of undulating hills, pristine streams, unsullied wildlife habitats and unincorporated farmland just south of Gilroy - popped up last week in a Santa Cruz Sentinel legal notice alerting the public to a foreclosure auction slated later this month.
Home prices on the rise, property taxes are next
Home prices are on the up-and-up in South County according to the Santa Clara County Assessor's Office, which means property taxes will also soon rise.
City extends deadline to fill boards, commissions, committees
The City of Gilroy is still looking for volunteers to fill 28 open seats on 13 different City boards, commissions and committees, according to City Clerk Shawna Freels. The deadline, originally Dec. 3, has been extended to Dec. 30.
Officials respond to trashed Gilroy waterway
GILROY—Recent rains helped return water to bone dry streams such as Uvas Creek in Christmas Hill Park. But the rainfall also exacerbated the issue of debris in a seasonal channel that weaves through central Gilroy neighborhoods.
Board of Supervisors push county sales tax to November ballot
Voters will have one more tax to consider on the already packed November 2012 ballot.
‘Aggressive’ timeline for new SC supe
Santa Clara County officials are pursuing an "aggressive" timeline to name a new education leader, according to its board president.




















