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Know the Candidates: Dan Harney
No stranger to the dais, Gilroy City Council candidate Daniel Harney was appointed to the council in January after former Mayor Don Gage resigned a month earlier, fallout from the since rescinded 721-acre housing proposal that threw the legislative body into a moment of chaos and led to the successful urban growth boundary petition campaign that resulted in Measure H.
Council seeks in-house attorney
City Council voted to form a committee to look for an in-house attorney Feb. 24 – a sea change from its position since the early 1990s of using the City’s contracted legal firm, San Jose-based Berliner Cohen.
New Banner Ordinance for Stores
The Gilroy City Council Monday passed an ordinance limiting the amount of time stores can post banners, keeping them mostly around holidays.
High-speed rail CEO will resign
California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Roelof van Ark will resign, the Authority has confirmed.
Lyft, Uber, killing local cab companies
The owner of Union Taxi Company of Gilroy says ride-sharing companies like Lyft and Uber have been killing his business. Pedro Virgen, 50, who has owned the company since 2006, has seen his business shrink from eight taxis and a dozen employees to three cabs and two drivers.
