No more War and Peace in council packets
When Gilroy City Council member Perry Woodward picked up the Feb. 24 agenda packet, he noticed roughly 42 percent of the packet was—instead of staff reports and material relating to what council was making decisions on—written public comment sent in by a vocal citizen, Joseph Thompson.
Caltrain nets federal funds for maintenance
Caltrain will receive $750,000 in federal funds to develop a
Family traumatized by false arrest
Kristy Hoenck, 36, was sleeping in her south Gilroy Spanish-style home on a quiet cul-de-sac when she heard her Ring doorbell alert going off and saw a video showing two shadows next to her cars in the driveway. She had just had surgery that day and was still dazed from anesthesia.
Appointment likely in election-day twist
A seemingly ordinary election for the Santa Clara County Board
County and its largest union reach tentative agreement three-year contract
Santa Clara County government’s largest union, Service Employees International Union Local 521, representing more than 12,000 workers, announced July 28 it had reached a tentative agreement on a labor contract providing an effective 13% in wage increases over three years.
The announcement came more than...
Property taxes due Friday
The second installment of 2008-'09 property taxes are due 5 p.m.
Local Native American Mining Battle Brewing
Native Americans say mining operations proposed for 30 years at the sprawling Sargent Ranch in Gilroy will hurt the environment and land sacred to their tribe, but the developer says he will do all he can to protect Indian resources.
Alleged burglars stole from Walmart to ‘support their heroin addiction’
The California Highway Patrol last Thursday arrested three males, all in their 20’s, who are suspected of stealing two computers valued at $1,300 from the Walmart off Cochrane Road in Morgan Hill.
Plan to change Three Strikes law moves toward November ballot
California voters may once again have the opportunity to change the state's three-strikes mandatory-sentencing law.


















