Hello? Councilman?
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.
Priority list gets a shuffle
The City Council has hammered out their overarching goals over the next five years through nearly 15 hours of discussion at its annual retreat facilitated by a Florida-based consulting firm. No. 1: financial stability, followed by revamping downtown.
Coffee with Mayor Gage set for Jan. 25
Mayor Don Gage has scheduled his next “Coffee with the Mayor” event for 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014 at City Hall, according to a press release from City staff.
Government cuts affect those on Section 8
As of Sept. 1, those in the Santa Clara County who receive subsidies from the government's Section 8 voucher program will be required to put 35 percent of their income toward rent – a 5 percent increase from the subsidy that has been in place for decades.
Three Gilroyans on county grand jury
The Honorable Patricia M. Lucas, Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, has announced the names of the final candidates for the 2017-2018 Civil Grand Jury. Judge Lucas has selected three members from the 2016-2017 Civil Grand Jury to serve a second term. They are Nigel Johnson (Gilroy), Richard Spencer (San José), and Peter Hertan (Los Gatos), who has been appointed Foreperson. The new Grand Jury will be selected at the Impanelment Ceremony, today, Thursday, June 22, 2017. Sixteen names will be drawn from the list of 27 finalists, to complete the 19-member panel of the 2017-2018 Civil Grand Jury. They will serve a one-year term, ending June 2018.
