City Hall art gallery gives photographer good exposure
City Hall is offering up a free dose of art with every visit. Among the many departments handing out stacks of paperwork and permits, the art gallery gracing the walls of City Hall’s central corridor is doling out inspiration to passersby.
Shag Beauty Bar to be located in Bertolone Building
The deal is done and Shark Tank Gilroy's winner Heather Pacheco's Shag Beauty Bar will be located at the Bertolone Building at 7433 Monterey St.
Gilroy’s tobacco grade jumps from failing to above average
After two years in a row of flunking Santa Clara County's tobacco report card, Gilroy upped its enforcement of tobacco retail laws, successfully bumping its grade to a "B".
Alleged burglars stole from Walmart to ‘support their heroin addiction’
The California Highway Patrol last Thursday arrested three males, all in their 20’s, who are suspected of stealing two computers valued at $1,300 from the Walmart off Cochrane Road in Morgan Hill.
URM liens: The City’s ‘last resort’
The high stakes power play to find an end game for Gilroy's unreinforced masonry building issue – a 30-year saga concerning the plight of downtown’s 18 buildings deemed structurally unfit to survive a major earthquake – took a giant step in the City's favor Monday night in Council chambers.
City needs to fill four vacant seats
The City of Gilroy is currently recruiting to fill four vacant seats on various boards and committees. According to the City, boards and commissions were established for the purpose of advising the City Council and providing ongoing input into policies and issues affecting the future of Gilroy.
City Council agenda preview: URM liens, historic building design guildines and speed limits
The City of Gilroy will have its regular meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in Council Chambers, located at 7351 Rosanna St. Here are some of the upcoming items on the agenda.
Real property liens a real possibility for downtown URMs
It's been less than a month since City Council directed staff to further investigate financing options for downtown’s 18 unreinforced masonry buildings (deemed structurally unfit to survive a major earthquake) and to report back in the fall.
‘Shark Tank’ winner sinks teeth in
Nearly one month after Heather Pacheco bested 12 other contestants in a competition aimed at getting a new business into one of Gilroy's 24 vacant downtown properties, the Garlic Capital is on track to boast the “best new trend in affordable luxury” – but the process hasn’t been smooth sailing for the winner in her quest to find exactly the right building for her new “blow-dry bar.”
City cuts ties with longtime auditor
A more than 20-year run of auditing the City of Gilroy's financial statements has come to an end for nationwide-firm Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.
