Politics

It's a sweltering Tuesday afternoon as Sam Burks lounges on a

Gilroy's City Council reached a compromise on whether to

While residents, business owners, police and local officials

In the first district election in its nearly 100-year history, two candidates are vying for the one contested seat on the Gavilan Joint Community College District Board of Trustees.

To contact Councilman Peter Arellano, go to the City of Gilroy website, hover the cursor over Arellano’s photo to find his city-paid cell phone number.

Garlic City Billiards owner Bob Tapella has seen the light. He's

The U.S. House, with support from local lawmakers and health

City Council will discuss Monday whether a measure to increase Gilroy’s sales tax rate from 8.75 to 9.25 percent should be added to the November ballot. If the council adopts the measure—and voters approve it during the election—Gilroy would have the highest sales tax rate of all cities in Santa Clara County.