Hispanic groups reject Gavilan College election maps
GILROY—Hispanic voting rights advocates have challenged a trio of draft plans for new voting districts drawn by Gavilan Community College as it carefully makes a historic switch from at-large to by-district elections for the board of trustees.
Council talks options for downtown arts center
GILROY—Options to renovate or relocate the Interim Center from the Arts from its current home in downtown Gilroy would cost between $1.5 million and $24 million, according to discussions at Monday’s special council study session regarding the building’s future.
City ‘shocks’ downtown investors with arrest warrants
GILROY—Dave and Fran Cunningham were surprised to learn that, after opening a letter from the Gilroy Police Department on Aug. 21, misdemeanor warrants were out for their arrest over the unsafe condition of a downtown building they invested in.
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.
City OKs advocates’ access to Red Barn with conditions
GILROY—City officials will allow advocates for Christmas Hill Park’s Red Barn to enter the boarded-up structure and work to prevent further weather-related damage, but not until nine city requirements are met.
Council approves higher water rates for residents
The Gilroy City Council voted 5-1 and approved controversial water and sewer rate hikes for residents Monday, despite calls from more than a dozen opponents who suggested elected officials hold off on voting for at least a month to allow for more notification of residents by mail—especially those who speak Spanish.
No response from building owners after city files suits
GILROY—Despite filing lawsuits against two downtown property owners more than three weeks ago in a “last resort” effort to bring their buildings up to earthquake safety codes, neither owner has responded, city officials said Wednesday.
Council may ask downtown used car dealers to relocate
GILROY—The Gilroy City Council has begun discussions on revising what types of land uses are allowed downtown, and those talks could result in relocating used car dealerships to the Auto Mall at 10th and Chestnut streets.
Landowners challenge proposed water rate hike
GILROY—In the face of proposed water rate increases for residents, some are seeking to halt the city’s efforts by attempting to gather 6,756 letters from Gilroy property owners who are against it. Property owners can thwart attempts to increase water rates and other property-related expenses if a majority protests—in writing—to elected officials under Proposition 218.
