Politics

With all the money that’s spent in our county on flood prevention and control, it’s reasonable to expect that there would be some good plans to prevent a Katrina-style urban flood. Judging by what occurred to residents in neighborhoods to the north—in a modern city of a million people—it’s safe to conclude that local communities are not well prepared for large-scale natural disasters.

For the first time in two years, City Hall will be open for

Tired of the mayor's traditional authority,

Seventeen local teens are vying for six open seats on the city's all-volunteer Youth Commission, and on Sept. 22, the city council interviewed the first batch of candidates.

The Gilroy City Council will vote on a tentative map and hold a public hearing at the Oct. 21 meeting for a 186 single-family residential lot development located in the East Cluster of the Hecker Pass Specific Plan Area.

With little discussion, a fatigued council approved raises for