Politics

When City Council passed a revised version of Gilroy’s sign ordinance that banned A-frame signs, permanent banners and costumed advertisers, it sparked concern throughout the small business community. But after that spark grew through community activism and door-to-door outreach by business owners and concerned citizens, the fire could not be ignored—or extinguished.

By summer of 2015, the largest publicly traded wholesale distributor to the natural, organic and specialty foods industry in North America, plans to have a new distribution center operational in the Garlic Capital.

When the Open Government Commission was formed in 2008, it was comprised of three council members who were tasked with ensuring citizens receive greater access to public information.

Too many developers are using the planned unit designation as a way to avoid meeting certain requirements, according to City staff and Mayor Don Gage. To stem the problem, City Council plans on upping the standards for which planned unit developments it approves, after clarifying what its expectations are at the June 2 meeting.

The Open Government Commission—tasked with ensuring that citizens are provided with greater access to information—quashed the Gilroy Dispatch’s appeal of a denied records request for the names of the City’s disabled public safety retirees.

Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith trounced challenger Kevin Jensen and will serve her fifth term in office.