Cities seek restoration of some redevelopment spending
Days after the California Supreme Court moved to shut down about 400 municipal redevelopment agencies, local officials are scrambling to convince the same Legislature that abolished the agencies to resurrect some of their spending powers.
BART measure barely short, more than 100k ballots left
With more than 100,000 absentee and provisional ballots left to
Little Light Shed on City’s Costly Cases
Legal battles threaten to drain hundreds of thousands of dollars
City sales tax figures up from 2010
Early year sales tax revenues in Gilroy rose more than $200,000
City, MediLeaf await judge’s decision on whether to reopen dispensary
Gilroy and the directors of a medical marijuana dispensary that
Prop 30 gets 53 percent yes votes – enough to win
Gov. Jerry Brown's Proposition 30 that will raise taxes to stave huge cuts to public education passed with 53 percent of the vote and 100 percent of California's vote reported.
Plan to change Three Strikes law moves toward November ballot
California voters may once again have the opportunity to change the state's three-strikes mandatory-sentencing law.
Council votes against reinstating barbecue, explores other options
Times are tough, and many City Council members say budget
Citizens sought for jail commission
SANTA CLARA COUNTY— County officials need public members for a blue ribbon commission created this week to examine its jails.
Filing deadline extended to Wednesday
The filing deadline for Gilroy residents to run for Gilroy City Council and the mayor’s seat has been extended until Wednesday, Aug. 15.