Politics

GILROY—Gavilan College trustees unanimously approved reconfiguring an “underutilized portion” of the Child Development Center to centralize office space for employees currently housed across campus.

Council votes 6-1 to allow GUSD to bypass regulations and

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.

For its first and only meeting in December, the newly-formed

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The Gilroy City Council voted 7-0 to approve a 45-day ban on

Every city in Santa Clara County has a policy banning single-use plastic bags, except Gilroy, which has favored economy over ecology.

As of Sept. 1, those in the Santa Clara County who receive subsidies from the government's Section 8 voucher program will be required to put 35 percent of their income toward rent – a 5 percent increase from the subsidy that has been in place for decades.

Sig Sanchez—former mayor of Gilroy and loyal advocate for South County throughout his 55-year public service career—died peacefully Jan. 30, according to family members.

For years, South Valley Community Church in Gilroy fought for