Gilroy’s overtaxed homeowners to get $7M back
Gilroy—Gilroy families over-billed for property taxes for as many as 28 years will get refunds that could total more than $7 million, and Santa Clara County’s cities and schools will pay for the fiscal fiasco, officials said this week.
Slide Show: Winds Knock Down Trees All Over Gilroy
Heavy winds knocked down trees all over Gilroy and sent crews out to stop the hazards. On Friday, by 3 p.m. 6,800 customers were without power in Gilroy, according to PG&E.
Gilroy City Hall Gets a Facelift
Thirty years is a long time, but to tack on another seven for needed upgrades to City Hall, that was tough amidst peeling wallpaper, dangling blinds and worn out floor covering once trod on by a motorcycle driven by a new city council member.
Smashing victories
Gilroy voters reached to a well-loved figure of the past as the answer for the city's future, welcoming former mayor Don Gage to lead the city by a 53.9 percent majority and 5,626 votes.
eBay Exec Joins City Council
After what may have been the quickest job interview ever, Daniel J. Harney was selected at Monday’s City Council meeting to fill the seat left vacant following the resignation of former mayor Don Gage.
Kids Art is Free Saturday
FREE ART CLASSES In 1989, much of the arts had been removed from the elementary school classrooms, and after visiting the very successful “Hands on the Arts” event in Sunnyvale, Gilroy Recreation staff held a “roundtable” meeting with the hope of creating a similar event. It worked and has bloomed over the years.
