Measure E mailer omits key facts
Gilroy voters received a note last week from its schools chief, a four-page plug for Measure E, the $170 million bond question on the June 7 ballot to fix and build schools—and pay employee salaries, it turns out.
Council backs immigrants
Wearing white T-shirts with black lettering that reads: “Sanctuary for All,” dozens of immigrant advocates and their allies filled council chambers on Monday to witness city leaders proclaim their support of all residents, regardless of citizenship status.
Voters approve major expansion of tribal gambling in California
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he's counting on four wealthy
Sparse day at the polls in Gilroy
Several polling locations in Gilroy were reporting lower than expected voter walk-in and drop-offs in tune with predictions by the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters of low overall voter turnout.
Sheriff Bob Jonsen opens re-election campaign with a book and a song
Santa Clara County Sheriff Bob Jonsen announced he will seek re-election to a second term.
In a characteristically low-key announcement on his LinkedIn last week, the 63-year-old former Los Angeles County deputy sheriff and Palo Alto police chief said of his re-election campaign: “This next...
County pushes new sales tax after federal cuts
Santa Clara County supervisors voted unanimously today to ask voters to approve new sales taxes that will place half the county in the double digit bracket. The higher taxes are needed to close a projected billion-dollar budget shortfall they say is the result of...
