Politics

Longtime U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren cruised to a commanding lead as ballots were counted for the March 5 primary election.  Lofgren, who is running for her 15th term in office, will face Hollister resident Peter Hernandez—the only Republican in the five-candidate primary field—in a runoff...

With no discussion, City Council voted 7-0 Monday night during its regular meeting to give the City Clerk a 3 percent merit salary raise.

Thanks to an avalanche of foreclosures, the average Gilroy

Two initiatives on Tuesday's statewide ballot address the

The high stakes power play to find an end game for Gilroy's unreinforced masonry building issue – a 30-year saga concerning the plight of downtown’s 18 buildings deemed structurally unfit to survive a major earthquake – took a giant step in the City's favor Monday night in Council chambers.

A county commission will likely vote Wednesday whether to place

The awakened managers' union will determine when to hold its