Half Cent for $6 Billion Transit
Santa Clara County residents will pay a half-cent sales tax to improve roads, trains, bike and pedestrian paths to the tune of $6 billion, if a major group representing the top businesses in Silicon Valley has its way.
Three chances today for interested water watchdogs
The public can get their fill of meetings concerning South
Incumbent Smith holds onto sheriff post
Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith won a sixth consecutive term in office after defeating challenger John Hirokawa in the Nov. 6 election.
With 100 percent of the votes counted, Smith obtained 147,319 ballots, compared to 113,655 votes for Hirokawa, according to the Santa Clara...
Drought, ag at center focus for first-ever Legislative Summit
South County’s first legislative summit, hosted by the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce on April 25, was a who’s-who of local elected officials from congressional representatives to both mayors of Gilroy and Morgan Hill.
UPDATE: Gilroy man falls to death after cutting down tree branch
Less than two months after saying goodbye to her 80-year-old
City denies request for names of disability retirees
Last week, the City of Gilroy denied this newspaper's request for the names of police and fire employees who have retired with disability benefits.
City boss distributes pink slips
City Administrator Tom Haglund sent out 44 pink slips Monday, a

















