Politics

The Gilroy City Council on Feb. 26 rejected a proposed resolution calling for an Israel-Gaza ceasefire.  The council’s vote followed more than an hour of public comments presented by more than 70 people in the audience who spoke passionately about whether a local resolution on...

South County economic developers are cheerleading Monterey County's plan to bring train service from Salinas to San Jose, with stops in Gilroy, Morgan Hill and eventually Castroville and Pajaro.

Gilroy's City Council will have a special closed-session meeting

Mayor and US Navy veteran, Perry Woodward, is presented with the first poppy of the annual poppy appeal fundraiser held by the American Legion Auxiliary Gilroy Unit 217 during the month of May, by poppy chairwoman, Maryann Collom on Tuesday. The month-long appeal is in support of local veterans, with money going to provide things such as clothing, meals, and transportation to doctor's appointments. The poppy became a symbol of remembrance to honor fallen soldiers after World War One. Volunteers will be collecting donations in May at venues throughout the city. An enchilada dinner with rice, beans, salad and dessert will be served on Saturday, April 30, starting at 6 p.m. at American Legion Gilroy Post #217, 74 W 6th St, Gilroy. Tickets $10.  

When it comes to spending staff hours and taxpayer dollars planning for California's pricey and contentious high-speed rail project, City of Gilroy officials say they're nearing the end of the line.

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was appointed to the council in January after former Mayor Don Gage resigned a month earlier, fallout from the since rescinded 721-acre housing proposal that threw the legislative body into a moment of chaos and led to the successful urban growth boundary petition campaign that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.

Before interviewing the candidates, the Editorial Board of the

In the Nov. 5 election for Mayor of Gilroy, incumbent Marie Blankley is running for her second term while local business owner Greg Bozzo is challenging her in Bozzo’s first run at a political office.  In Gilroy, the mayor is elected to a four-year term.  In...

A few days after the city council responded to public outcry