City schedules session for potential council candidates
Topics will range from filing deadlines for nomination papers to
Save the Date: Paseo Opens May 20
Gilroy’s long-awaited Paseo needs a few more final touches and then all will be ready after years of waiting for the ribbon cutting that will turn the alleyway officially into the downtown’s newest “old” attraction.
Calif. gay marriage, abortion measures undecided
The debate over same-sex marriage dominated the list of ballot
State reps push for farmworker tax credits, more overtime
State Sen. Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield, and state Sen. Melissa Hurtado, D-Bakersfield, introduced legislation to create a tax credit for agricultural employers to help cover the cost of paying overtime wages to farmworkers.
Senate Bill 921, co-sponsored by the California Farm Bureau and the California Association...
UPDATED: Gilroy public employee union set to strike
GILROY—Mayor Don Gage is unflinching at a public employee union’s threat to strike for two days next month, following an impasse reached during negotiations that began six months ago. In response, a union representative said Wednesday future strikes could be avoided if the city agrees to a few concessions.
Calif. bond would launch bullet train project
A century and a half after California built its first railroad,
City Council rejects Hecker Pass housing
Greeted by nearly two dozen people who came to express concern Monday over a proposed zoning change, the City Council unanimously denied an application that would have cleared the way for construction of 16 two-story “duet-style” single-family homes along Hecker Pass Road.
Lights out for the drought, but destruction in rain’s wake
When you called the Santa Clara Valley Water District—even during this week’s rains—and were put on hold, this is what you heard: “It may not seem like it, but we’re still in a drought.”
Last-minute smear piece hits just before Election Day
One day before the General Election, residents have received a

















