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March 6, 2026

Dozens of map drafts submitted for Gilroy district election options

The City of Gilroy held its third public hearing on district based elections on April 7, where the city council reviewed and discussed draft maps submitted by the public more than a week earlier. Extensive public input is designed into the city’s transition process to...

Big tax break coming

Almost 90,000 Santa Clara County property owners will receive

Wanted: city volunteers

Gilroy

Council May Shift Election

City council this week will consider shifting its election cycle

Still time to turn in ballots

While absentee ballots flood into the county elections official’s office, voters who missed the mail-in deadline have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to turn in their ballots at designated dropoff sites in town, or at any local polling place on Election Day.

Water rates likely to increase

South County residents are facing another increase in water

Open Space Authority pays $2.8 million for Gilroy land

GILROY—The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority this week purchased 183 acres of farmland south of Gilroy to help permanently protect land where Llagas Creek flows into the Pajaro River. The public agency now owns or controls more than 16,000 acres, according to spokesperson Patty Eaton.

Council to consider merit raises behind closed doors

Nearly a month after city union representatives told the council

Sorting through the 40,000 new laws now on the books

An estimated 40,000 new laws, regulations and resolutions were approved by legislators nationwide in 2013, including 800 in California.

Can we keep millennials in Gilroy?

Gilroy officials have made a priority of keeping millennials–people in their 20s and 30s–in town after they graduate from college. The challenge is daunting, according to a survey of Gavilan students, who say the city is boring, too expensive and doesn’t have adequate housing.

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