Updated: Smith reacts to sheriff’s seat win
Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith trounced challenger Kevin Jensen and will serve her fifth term in office.
Mayor Don Gage Resigns, as of Dec. 31
Mayor Don Gage shocked a packed city council chambers Monday evening by resigning his office at the beginning of the meeting.
Hernandez aims to unseat longtime congresswoman
Former San Benito County supervisor talks about 18th District issues
Development, impact to schools hot topics at joint meeting
GILROY—The rapid growth of residential developments and how they’re approved were hot topics at a joint meeting between Gilroy Unified School District trustees and the Gilroy City Council on Sept. 23.
Records reveal debt amounts
According to court records, mayoral candidate and current Councilman Peter Arellano claimed $670,359 in debts when he filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in November 2004.
City releases some info on policies
Nearly two months after the death of Steven Juarez in police custody, friends and family of the Gilroyan are not giving up in their effort to demand answers from City Hall and its police department.
Specifically, Juarez’ family—consisting of several generations of Gilroy residents—wants to...
Developer sues Gilroy for not approving 501-unit housing proposal
The Gilroy City Council this week narrowly voted to defend the city against a lawsuit that claims it has violated state housing laws by declining, so far, to approve a 501-unit residential project proposed on Las Animas Avenue.
Following a July 29 closed session discussion...
Incumbent Smith holds onto sheriff post
Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith won a sixth consecutive term in office after defeating challenger John Hirokawa in the Nov. 6 election.
With 100 percent of the votes counted, Smith obtained 147,319 ballots, compared to 113,655 votes for Hirokawa, according to the Santa Clara...
