City exhausted by bullet train costs
When it comes to spending staff hours and taxpayer dollars planning for California's pricey and contentious high-speed rail project, City of Gilroy officials say they're nearing the end of the line.
Council candidates touch on growth, changes at City Hall
All five candidates for Gilroy City Council appeared at a public forum in the Gilroy Library Oct. 2 hosted by the League of Women Voters and the American Association of University Women. They addressed topics ranging from how to best address Gilroy's growth and an uptick in housing to what kind of changes they would like to see at City Hall and each candidate had the opportunity to speak to voters before the Nov. 4 election.
Vacant seat on Arts and Culture Commission
The City of Gilroy is still looking to fill an open seat on the Arts and Culture Commission for the remainder of an unexpired term, which is set to end Dec. 31, 2015. The successful applicant will play a part in stimulating the growth of broad-based arts within the community. Along with the other six members of the Arts and Culture Commission, they will help guide the Recreation Department Staff and City Council on matters pertaining to cultural and artistic activities.
Councilman Dion Bracco in his own Words
A fourth-generation Gilroyan and small business owner who worked his way up from the bottom, Gilroy City Councilman Dion Bracco is a plain-spoken local leader with a real passion for his community. He has seen Gilroy grow from a small agricultural town into a commuter hub impacted by the growth of Silicon Valley. Instrumental in the founding of the Compassion Center and the South County Youth Task Force, Bracco believes issues like homelessness and gang suppression are best solved regionally. He has been a council member since 2005.
Council talks options for downtown arts center
GILROY—Options to renovate or relocate the Interim Center from the Arts from its current home in downtown Gilroy would cost between $1.5 million and $24 million, according to discussions at Monday’s special council study session regarding the building’s future.
