Former GOP candidate for 30th Assembly District is charged with election fraud
Neil Kitchens, a Republican candidate who ran an unsuccessful campaign for the 30th District State Assembly seat in 2018, has been charged with five counts of election fraud.
Kitchens pleaded not guilty at an arraignment June 27 in Monterey County Superior Court, according to court...
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.
Council roundup: raises, K9 injury claims, drinking in parks, payday lending restrictions
City Council voted unanimously in support of giving City Administrator Tom Haglund a 2 percent raise ($4,299) Monday night, which brings his annual salary to $219,255.
‘Second chance’ for sign proponents
City Council heard the pleas of 12 vocal business owners and community members who asked for a three-month reprieve from the controversial sign ordinance. But the regulations—which involve warning violating businesses and fining them up to $500 in some cases—will remain in effect.
No group has filed against sales tax renewal
Gilroy residents will be voting on two Santa Clara County measures on the Nov. 6 ballot. Measure A, which would continue a one-eighth cent sales tax in Santa Clara County and Measure X, a bond for Gavilan community college.
One committee has been organized to...
Bus cuts proposed for Gilroy
Gilroy is set to lose three bus lines, fifty percent of its total coverage area, if a proposed network redesign is approved by the VTA board of directors in April.
Gilroy Teacher had Previous Complaint
A Gilroy woman said she alerted Gilroy High School officials and police more than a year ago to sexual texts sent by Gilroy High School science teacher Doug Le—who was arrested April 26 on suspicion of soliciting lewd pictures from minors—but nothing was done.
