Mayor Marie Blankley: A look into 2023
And just like that, it’s 2023! Halfway through my first mayoral term, it is my pleasure to share with you all that we’ve accomplished despite the setbacks of Covid, and what we have to look forward to.
In 2022 we began a five-year street maintenance...
Letter: Chamber scholarship deadline fast approaching
The deadline is fast approaching for the 2011 Business and
Letter: Exciting year ahead for Gilroy
To my council colleagues, city staff and the public, I am very excited to be a part of the many changes coming to Gilroy this year. We have many policies and practices that will continue to be updated to 2024 standards.
The entire community was...
Mayor’s Update: On the Housing Element
As a lifelong resident of Gilroy (since 1964!) whose family comes from farming throughout Santa Clara County, I’ve lived through the change of our once prevalent orchards to today’s Silicon Valley. As Silicon Valley developed and job opportunities soared, so did the cry for...
Perchlorate, Easter and an answer for columnist
I so appreciate the tone of Mr. Dennis Taylor's column of March
California has key role in agriculture issues
Sonny Perdue is a veterinarian, and a former governor of Georgia. He also is the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. He spent one day in the nation’s biggest agricultural state last week—California—presumably to show that the Trump Administration cares about and understands our state’s critical...












