GPD, City to discuss influx of transients, homeless
Gilroy Police Chief Denise Turner is gathering data on the impact of homelessness in Gilroy and will take the findings to City Council later this month in hopes City staff will craft a policy that helps address the issue.
City Council meeting: Woodward holds pricey legal fees in contempt
During Monday night’s regular City Council meeting, members agreed to take a hard look at cutting down legal costs to the City, extended a temporary moratorium for check cashing and payday lending businesses and continued closed session negotiations with unions representing city employees and firefighters.
City Council has full meeting plate
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.
Council approves $500k for pavement, sidewalk projects
Council members wrestled with First Amendment issues, library safety and construction/demolition projects during Monday night’s regular meeting.
Council to discuss improvements to library
The City of Gilroy will have its regular meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in Council Chambers, 7351 Rosanna St. Here are some of the upcoming items on the agenda.
City Council and GUSD sit down together
The flames from the roasting that GUSD Superintendent Dr. Debbie Flores received in the Rod Kelley Elementary School Auditorium Tuesday night had barely died down before she was forced into explanation mode again Wednesday.
Stately trees slated for the saw
Four stately 100-year-old trees lining Fifth Street in Gilroy will soon be absent from the neighborhood skyline, and some aggrieved homeowners are questioning Gilroy’s commitment to live up to its “Tree City USA” moniker.
City wages war on payday lenders
City Council is coming after check cashing and payday loan businesses with torches and pitchforks, following a disparaging critique of the industry that could potentially shut such operations down in Gilroy.
