Guest Column: What to do about Gilroy’s rising debt?
With the budget crisis facing Gilroy, one thing is evident, the status quo is not going to cut it anymore. Changes in how government delivers service and what those services costs are going to happen whether or not you like it or not. That is just a simple fact of economics; we are living in a time of limited resources with huge unfunded liabilities created by overly generous salaries and pension benefits made to public employees and mounting costs of repairing our aging infrastructure.
Now hiring: Water district seeks new director
The Santa Clara Valley Water District is accepting applications
Council grants 15 additional homes to Hecker Pass church project
More than 100 members of South Valley Community Church packed
Health Food Distributor Cuts Ribbon
UNFI general manager Crystal Brennan cuts the red ribbon at the the company’s state-of-the-art distribution center in Gilroy on Tuesday. She is flanked by UNFI employees and Gilroy Chamber of Commerce president Mark Turner, Gilroy Economic Development Corporation president Tammy Brownlow, Mayor Perry Woodward and Gilroy City Councilwoman Terri Aulman.
Swirling questions on alarm records
Gilroy City Councilman Dion Bracco has refused to answer questions as to why he filed a public records request last month seeking information on mayoral opponent Councilman Perry Woodward’s private home security system. Bracco did issue a 200-word statement after failing to return repeated phone calls.
Meet the candidate: Paul Kloecker, Gilroy City Council
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