Mayor leads push to strip Gilroy Welcome Center of funding
GILROY—In a move that was a “total surprise” to the leadership of the Gilroy Welcome Center, Mayor Don Gage led a push Monday night to slash $200,000 from the organization that promotes tourism, the city and its businesses around the world and redirect the money to the city’s general fund to support activities for at-risk youth.
Partnership to create Highway 152 toll road disbands
The multi-county partnership that was studying the possibility of making Highway 152 a toll road has broken up.
Million-plus jobless Californians are facing benefit cutoff
More than 1 million jobless California workers could have their unemployment insurance benefits cut off soon if Congress does not continue federally financed benefit extensions of up to 99 weeks, state officials said Wednesday.
Possible layoffs linger as unions, city continue talks
City employees will have to wait another week before they know
South Valley pool’s future treading water
Eastside neighborhood resident Jay Vasquez, 14, worked up a sweat playing basketball with a friend at the outdoor courts of South Valley Middle School late Friday afternoon. Vasquez said he's looking forward to the summer, when he can cool off by jumping into the pool at SVMS.
Chamber honors volunteer Marv Thomas
The Gilroy Chamber of Commerce last month honored a local volunteer who spends approximately 12 hours a week cleaning up graffiti and ripping down garage sale signs posted illegally on public property.
