Tackling the transient issue
Wearing trendy blue jeans and a smart floral print top, Diana Clinton, 54, looks every inch the urban professional as she taps away on a laptop in the office of the Gilroy Compassion Center on Monterey Road. The only hint she may be a client is the deeply tanned skin she’s earned living outside in Gilroy for almost five years – the low point in a steady quality-of-life decline since she was laid off from IBM in 1988.
Alejo bill to increase state’s minimum wage hits Assembly floor
Assemblyman Luis Alejo, author of a bill hitting the Assembly floor this week proposing to increase the state’s minimum wage, said the legislation would assist lower-income families in keeping up with escalating costs and that it would dissuade municipalities from passing local rates.
City bond measure…floating
Mayor Don Gage is tired of tackling Gilroy's capital improvement projects in piecemeal fashion and is proposing a “Quality of Life” bond measure that could create a revenue stream ranging from $25 to $35 million for the city.
Mayor Gage to host Rep. Zoe Lofgren at town hall meeting
Local constituents are invited to come and meet Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, D-CA, at a town hall meeting hosted by Mayor Don Gage from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 29 in City Council Chambers located at 7351 Rosanna St. in Gilroy.
Unemployment down from previous years, still highest in the county
San Martin takes the prize of having the highest unemployment rate in the county, with Gilroy and Morgan Hill obtaining ribbons for second and third place.
Mayor Don Gage wants Gilroy bond measure vote
During tonight’s regular City Council meeting, Mayor Don Gage asked that a "Quality of Life" bond measure discussion be put on the agenda for the Council’s next scheduled meeting on June 3.
Auto Mall Parkway coming to Gilroy
Gilroy's auto dealerships are getting a new street name and improved signage on U.S. 101 as the City goes into overdrive to attract big-spending car buyers. Chestnut Street from 10th Street to Luchessa Avenue will be renamed Auto Mall Parkway in the coming months, and in a coup for Gilroy, Caltrans will also put in “Auto Mall Parkway” signs on the highway at no cost to local taxpayers.
Rod Kelley Parent Club embezzler back in court next week
The woman who embezzled more than $50,000 from the Rod Kelley Elementary School parent club more than 10 years ago violated her probation by failing to make monthly payments and must appear Tuesday at the Hall of Justice in San Jose.
Can Council rein in $55.8M?
City Council is considering taking a closer look at its 300-page biennial budget that includes the addition of seven new jobs and a $55.8 million expenditure for Gilroy police and fire departments, something Mayor Pro Tempore Perry Woodward wants to scale back.
