Council OKs Hecker Pass ‘agri-tourist’ plan
A divided Gilroy City Council on July 2 narrowly approved an “agri-tourist” commercial development near Hecker Pass Highway (CA 152) and Santa Teresa Boulevard.
Four council members—Daniel Harney, Peter Leroe-Muñoz, Fred Tovar and Cat Tucker—rebuffed pleas from Mayor Roland Velasco and a standing-room-only crowd of...
July 5 marks busiest day in County history for marriage licenses
The Santa Clara County Clerk Recorder’s office continues to see a growing demand for marriage licenses following last month’s court rulings that upheld same-sex unions in California, as the office issued more licenses Friday than any other day in County history, according to County staff.
Council approves 29-home development in north Gilroy
Gilroy's City Council voted to improve a 29-home development in
Vote now through March 5
All voters in Santa Clara County can drop off their March 5 primary election ballot at any ballot dropbox location throughout the county. There are also a total of 104 vote centers open in the county this weekend for the presidential primary election, and...
Study session on future of arts center, parking set for Monday
The Gilroy City Council will host a special study session Monday night at City Hall to talk options for a potentially new location for the city-owned Interim Center for the Arts on Monterey Street and plan for the addition of more parking downtown.
New apartments coming downtown
A five-story apartment complex and the tallest building in the Garlic Capital—proposed to be 58 feet tall—is coming to downtown as soon as summer of 2016. The 263-unit affordable housing complex, developed by Idaho-based multifamily housing group Pacific Companies, is scheduled for construction on the southwest corner of 10th and Alexander streets.
60 percent of votes tallied: Wasserman leads the way; Williams, Alvarado in dead heat
Mike Wasserman leads the race to fill Don Gage's District 1
