A talk from the heart about second chances
Luis Alejo (D-Salinas) made a special appearance at Central High School Friday to speak to students. With about 100 or so students, Mayor Steve Tate, Morgan Hill Unified School District Superintendent Wes Smith and trustees Claudia Rossi and Ron Woolf, the assembly member spoke about his childhood and how he got to the state capitol. He said he was arrested at 16 while attending Watsonville High School and was put on juvenile probation. After another offense his senior year, the school told him with one more problem, he would be expelled.Â
City vacancies result in $1 million in bills
Gilroy city officials last year concluded the Department of Public Works was understaffed and instead of adding employees, decided to hire a consultant.
On March 5, the Gilroy City Council paid an overdue bill of nearly $1 million for those consultant services.
The council voted unanimously...
City reports strong sales tax numbers
Gilroy sales tax revenues continue to rise, according to figures released by the city.
Public employee strike averted
GILROY—A public employee union in Gilroy and city officials have reached a tentative agreement to avert a two-day strike the labor group planned for later this month, city officials announced Tuesday.
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.
Conflicts plague valley water district decisions
SAN JOSE—The Santa Clara Valley Water District, water wholesaler to 1.8 million people, has championed local conservation. The public agency runs three treatment plants for drinking water. It also manages 10 dams and reservoirs, 400 ponds that replenish our groundwater and 275 miles of creeks and streams.
Sheriff’s race: Jensen, Smith talk realignment
Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith and her challenger in the June election, recently retired Sheriff's Capt. Kevin Jensen, both agree the Sheriff's Office can do more to help better rehabilitate prisoners and parolees to prevent them from continuing to commit crimes.
Commission relaxes cannabis ban
The Gilroy Planning Commission bucked the city staff’s recommendation and opened the door to possible recreational cannabis sales in Gilroy Thursday.
In a 5-1 vote, with Tom Fischer voting against it, the commission decided not to strengthen anti-marijuana laws before the state legalizes the herb...
