Polls positive for ‘Quality of Life’ tax
City Council is pushing ahead with plans to place a sales tax or bond measure on the November 2014 ballot, after polling data shows “solid support” for a revenue-generating “Quality of Life” initiative proposed earlier this year by Mayor Don Gage.
Alejo talks immigration reform with federal leaders in DC
Assemblyman Luis Alejo, D-Salinas, traveled to the nation’s capitol Monday and Tuesday to talk with lawmakers about the fate of immigration reform at the federal level.
Council signs off on half-percent pay hike for firefighters
After six months of negotiations, City Council voted 5-1 during its regular meeting Monday night to approve a half-percent pay raise for local firefighters.
New homes for Hecker Pass
A new neighborhood will eventually carpet 112 acres of pastoral property nestled south of Hecker Pass Highway, following City Council's unanimous initial approval of 186 single-family homes set to be constructed this spring, if not sooner.
Council to consider 112-acre Meritage Homes development
The Gilroy City Council will vote on a tentative map and hold a public hearing at the Oct. 21 meeting for a 186 single-family residential lot development located in the East Cluster of the Hecker Pass Specific Plan Area.
City revamping its ‘operating manual’ for growth, development
The 25-member General Plan Advisory Committee held its first public meeting Wednesday night. Known as GPAC, the group is tasked with revamping Gilroy's vision and guiding principles through the creation of a new 20-year General Plan.
Quality of Life tax polling results coming soon
Mayor Don Gage and the City are forging ahead with a proposed “Quality of Life” tax to possibly fund projects that improve safety, create recreational opportunities for the community and bolster economic revitalization and recovery.
City wants to rank downtown priorities
What can the City of Gilroy do to inject more life into downtown?
Train service extended
South County economic developers are cheerleading Monterey County's plan to bring train service from Salinas to San Jose, with stops in Gilroy, Morgan Hill and eventually Castroville and Pajaro.
City not backing down on URM liens
Dealing with downtown's 18 unreinforced masonry buildings is slow-going but starting to yield results, following City Council's last-ditch effort in June to enforce liens on property owners who were noncompliant in retrofitting their buildings to local and state safety regulations.
