Welcome to friendly downtown Gilroy?
Welcome to beautiful downtown Gilroy? That's not the warm fuzzy feeling you get if you park in the private section of the Fifth Street parking lot. If you are unable to park there because the owners have it chained off (not the welcome mat we recommend), you might save a bundle of money.
Editorial: Half a Cent for Billions of Transit
Four out of every five people you see in Gilroy work somewhere else. Even the majority of the City Council—including the mayor and vice mayor—commute to San Jose or further for work.
URM hard line stance endorsed
The city’s new hardscrabble stance on the vacant unreinforced masonry buildings downtown is, understandably, born of frustration. Years of trying to cajole, incentivize, plead, push and assist have resulted in hardly any change. Vacant buildings dominate the central block. It’s an embarrassment to the community, and it’s no wonder that Mayor Don Gage, a born-and-raised Gilroyan, has had enough.
State propositions an easy call: Voters should ‘just say no’ to all
Our advice on the propositions appearing on the Feb. 5









