Rural residents hot after getting $150 fire service bill
Burchell Road resident Don Schneider lives within easy access of a South Santa Clara County Fire station, but he's still one of thousands of Californians getting slapped with an annual $150 “fire prevention fee.”
Updated: Smith reacts to sheriff’s seat win
Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith trounced challenger Kevin Jensen and will serve her fifth term in office.
Happy (Uvas Creek) trails to you
The City of Gilroy is in the midst of a project that will extend the trail at Uvas Creek near Christmas Hill Park about a half-mile, to Ascension Solorsano Middle School.
Colleague accuses Alejo of not reciting ‘Pledge” in legislative sessions
Local Assemblyman Luis Alejo is considering filing an ethics complaint against a Bakersfield assemblywoman for charging at a fundraiser that he doesn't say the Pledge of Allegiance during legislative sessions.
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...
City extends deadline to fill boards, commissions, committees
The City of Gilroy is still looking for volunteers to fill 28 open seats on 13 different City boards, commissions and committees, according to City Clerk Shawna Freels. The deadline, originally Dec. 3, has been extended to Dec. 30.
Officials respond to trashed Gilroy waterway
GILROY—Recent rains helped return water to bone dry streams such as Uvas Creek in Christmas Hill Park. But the rainfall also exacerbated the issue of debris in a seasonal channel that weaves through central Gilroy neighborhoods.
