2018 Election: School elections set
The final ballots have been set for the Nov. 6 elections for county and local boards of education.
Here are the candidates at a glance:
Santa Clara County Office of Education
Board of Education
Trustee Area 7
Gino Borgioli
Family: Married with three children, two sons and a daughter who...
Veteran Gilroy retailer is optimistic
Dave Peoples is a “glass half full” kind of person, and if you’re going to say his retirement from Garlic City Mercantile is another sign of a dying downtown Gilroy, you better watch your tongue. He and his wife Marianne are retiring at the...
Despite likely losses, rodeo looks to 2019
It's been more than a week since the renewed Gilroy Rodeo weekend ended, and rodeo organizer Erik Martin said this week he is examining what went right, what went wrong and what he and his volunteers can do better next year.
Planning for next year...
Supervisors favor banning pot cultivation
California voters may have approved the legalization of cannabis, but the Board of Supervisors in Santa Clara County, the state’s sixth-most populous county, has dropped plans to extend a moratorium on growing or selling cannabis, and instead is set to vote to ban pot...
Rosso pulls out of GUSD race
After nearly a decade of service on the Gilroy Unified School District’s Board of Trustees, local businessman Jaime Rosso announced he has pulled out of the upcoming Nov. 6 election.
“It has been immensely rewarding and my great honor to serve these past 18 years...
2018 Election: City Council candidates
The final ballots have been set for the Nov. 6 city elections.
Here are the candidates for Gilroy City Council, at a glance:
4 year term
Marie Blankley (incumbent)
Marie Patane Blankley (only Marie Blankley will appear on the ballot)
Age: 54
Family: spouse Steve Blankley, son Andrew Blankley, daughter...
SV welcomes students, staff for new year
Third-year principal Patricia Mondragón, along with new assistant principal Zane Boehlke and academic counselors Lilia Cisnero and Claudia Valencia, helped South Valley Middle School staff welcome back 865 students to the IOOF Avenue campus Aug. 16 for the start of the 2018-19 school year.“We...
Police looking for rock thrower on 152
The California Highway Patrol is investigating reports that at least one male suspect threw rocks at passing motorists on Pacheco Pass Highway earlier this month.
On Sunday evening, Aug. 12, the drivers of five vehicles were struck by rocks thrown by a male pedestrian, according...
