New tourism improvement fund backed by Welcome Center, hotels
The Gilroy Welcome Center and several Gilroy hotels have teamed up to present a tourism improvement district that would heavily market overnight stays in Gilroy. The Center plans to present the proposal to City Council during their regular Monday, July 16 meeting.
California Senate vote keeps bullet train alive
SACRAMENTO – The state Senate authorized initial funding for California's high-speed rail project, handing a victory to Gov. Jerry Brown and the Obama administration, which have been pushing hard for the first-in-the-nation bullet train.
County Registrar to host candidate information session
The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters' Office will host a candidate session, which is free and open to the public, from 10 a.m. to noon July 14 inside the auditorium near the ROV Office located at 1555 Berger Drive, Building 2, in San Jose.
Board of Supervisors push county sales tax to November ballot
Voters will have one more tax to consider on the already packed November 2012 ballot.
Interim Arts Center to get structural analysis
Art supporters can breath a sigh of relief this summer: The Interim Center for the Arts is on its way to get the repairs it desperately needs.
Interim Arts Center to get structural analysis from the city
Art supporters in Gilroy can breath a sigh of relief this summer: The Interim Center for the Arts is on its way to get the repairs it desperately needs.
Developers sue city over fees
Three developers, including the Glen-Loma Corporation, owned by Filice family members who are longtime residents and developers in Gilroy, have sued the City of Gilroy for more than $500,000 in relief for “unjustified and excessive development fees” as well as unspecified attorney fees, according to court documents.
