Proposed Santa Clara County budget includes $14.7b in spending
Santa Clara County Executive James R. Williams released a recommended fiscal year 2026-27 budget on May 1 that proposes $14.7 billion in spending while...
Open Space tax measure on June 2 ballot
Santa Clara County voters will decide June 2 whether to approve a parcel tax that would generate an estimated $17 million annually for the...
Santa Clara County Registrar sends June 2 election guides to all voters
The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters' Office has begun mailing County Voter Information Guides to all active registered voters for the June 2...
Learn about the history of Middle East tensions at Congregation Emeth presentation
Congregation Emeth in Morgan Hill will host Dr. Jeffrey Blutinger, a professor at California State University, Long Beach, to give a presentation on the...
Report shows Gilroy falling behind in housing numbers
The City of Gilroy issued only 37 residential building permits in 2025, but sizable new housing projects proposed or “in the pipeline” over the...
VTA urges travelers to save on gas by riding public transit
With gas prices soaring, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is urging residents to consider public transit as an affordable and eco-friendly alternative...
Brown Act update requires Gilroy to maintain remote meeting access
An update to California’s Ralph M. Brown Act—which ensures that local government meetings are open to the public—requires Gilroy and other cities to offer...
Sharks, city scramble as ice rink construction costs rise
City of Gilroy staff and San Jose Sharks officials will meet soon to talk about how to proceed with the 100,000-square-foot Sharks Ice Gilroy...
Gilroy grocer to attend Trump speech with Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) will attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Feb. 24 with guest Lupe Lopez, co-founder of Gilroy-based...
City council considers Gilroy hotel tax increase
Gilroy officials are considering asking the voters to approve an increase of the city’s transient occupancy tax—commonly referred to as the hotel tax—up to...
