Politics

The resignation of a key liaison between Gilroy and businesses

Wearing t-shirts with “Stomp out Sprawl” emblazoned across their chests and carrying two large file boxes filled with more than 3,500 signed petitions in support of an urban growth boundary (UGB) for Gilroy, the folks of Gilroy Growing Smarter (GGS) were in a celebratory mood on Monday at City Hall.

City Council declared a single-story home on Cypress Court a public nuisance Aug. 4 due to mounting trash around the property, and soon, it will be cleaned up at the property owner’s expense. The council voted unanimously to solicit bids to clean up the refuse at 1221 Cypress Court at the Sept. 8 meeting.

If it wasn't ascertained by the increase of cars on the road or

While the mosquito-borne Zika virus has made headlines, local residents can take comfort that the two mosquito species that carry Zika, have not been found in the county since mosquito season started in March, according to Santa Clara County Vector Control District.

An e-mail exchange in April obtained through a public records

San Benito County Board Chairman Anthony Botelho has called for

While dealing with downtown Gilroy’s unreinforced masonry buildings has been like “pulling teeth,” the city and individual property owners say they’re making progress in bringing the structures up to the city’s earthquake safety code.

GILROY—As trash piles up in a Gilroy slough, citizens have stepped up to clean the channel that has city and water officials pointing fingers of responsibility while neither takes action.

GILROY—Gilroy’s 9-1-1 emergency communications system will get a nearly $300,000 state-of-the-art overhaul at no cost to the city.