Politics

Families who buy California produce with federal food stamps will win a lottery of sorts, thanks to a new program that pays bonuses of up to $10 a day for buying local foods and is offered in one Gilroy supermarket.

After nearly three hours of discussions and public comments from a packed council chambers, the Gilroy City Council on Monday decided to keep controversial No Turn signs on Upper Welburn and Mantelli Drive and do further traffic studies on the fast-growing section of the city’s west side.

The City of Gilroy has announced Civic Voice, a new website where residents can learn about city projects, join online discussions and share ideas. Find updates on land use issues, development projects and important city news. Currently, residents can find the latest on the 2040 General Plan, High Speed Rail Station Area Plan, and current status 1st Street / State Route 152. Each project includes an area where users can post their views and opinions. Sign up and learn more at civicvoice.accela.com/gilroyca/index

A couple hundred protesters from throughout the Bay Area braved the heavy Presidents’ Day rains Feb. 20 and converged on the new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Morgan Hill.

With all the money that’s spent in our county on flood prevention and control, it’s reasonable to expect that there would be some good plans to prevent a Katrina-style urban flood. Judging by what occurred to residents in neighborhoods to the north—in a modern city of a million people—it’s safe to conclude that local communities are not well prepared for large-scale natural disasters.

The rumors circulating on social media for months are true. Gilroy will get its first brewery and taproom when Golden State Brewery opens later this year at 7560 Monterey St. in downtown Gilroy, formerly occupied by Net Fitness.

When you called the Santa Clara Valley Water District—even during this week’s rains—and were put on hold, this is what you heard: “It may not seem like it, but we’re still in a drought.”

Gilroy is set to lose three bus lines, 50 percent of its total coverage area, if a proposed network redesign is approved by the VTA Board of Directors in April.

Gilroy is set to lose three bus lines, fifty percent of its total coverage area, if a proposed network redesign is approved by the VTA board of directors in April.

Heavy winds knocked down trees all over Gilroy and sent crews out to stop the hazards. On Friday, by 3 p.m. 6,800 customers were without power in Gilroy, according to PG&E.