Politics

Four stately 100-year-old trees lining Fifth Street in Gilroy will soon be absent from the neighborhood skyline, and some aggrieved homeowners are questioning Gilroy’s commitment to live up to its “Tree City USA” moniker.

Water consumers can look forward to a 5 percent surcharge

Council members say they will stay out of staff's way as they

This November’s election will be hugely important for Gilroy and for the nation as a whole. Not only will it be a test of our presidential election system, but it will be an opportunity for Gilroy residents to vote for a mayor and three council members of their choice. Mayor Woodward, Cat Tucker, Teri Aulman and Daniel Harney all finish their terms at that time. This is an exciting moment in the history of our democracy. I hope that Gilroy residents will register to vote if they haven’t already, and that all registered voters express their wishes at the polls.

As he headed home from a wastewater meeting Tuesday morning,

As a result of the

After approving pay cuts for police and firefighters, the city

GILROY—Nearly 5 percent more sales tax revenue was collected in Gilroy during the first quarter of 2015 compared to the same time period last year, according to data recently released by the city of Gilroy. That growth surpassed the statewide gain of 3.1 percent.

FREE ART CLASSES In 1989, much of the arts had been removed from the elementary school classrooms, and after visiting the very successful “Hands on the Arts” event in Sunnyvale, Gilroy Recreation staff held a “roundtable” meeting with the hope of creating a similar event. It worked and has bloomed over the years.