Election 2014: Meet the candidates
The Gilroy Dispatch conducted Q&As with all the candidates for both the Gilroy City Council and the Gilroy Unified School District's Board of Education. Click on either collection below to read what each candidate had to say.
Council scales back sign ban
City Council overturned a controversial part of Gilroy's sign ordinance Aug. 18 and decided that A-frame signs are permitted downtown. Though the required size of the A-frame signs has yet to be determined, they must be constructed of a wrought iron frame. Handheld signs, including those twirled by advertisers promoting new housing developments, are prohibited within city limits.
‘Key milestone’ for General Plan
Since October 2013, a group of 25-community members, consultants under a $1.75 million contract with the City and planning staff have been developing Gilroy's vision for growth through the creation of a new 20-year General Plan.
Editorial: Santa Clara County embarrassingly unprepared for disaster
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.
Updated: Councilmen boycott pot discussion
Three councilmen boycotted a closed session about shutting down
Three chances today for interested water watchdogs
The public can get their fill of meetings concerning South




















