Gilroy State of the City paints an up and coming city – with some growing pains

Speaking before a crowd of local residents and regional dignitaries this week, Gilroy Mayor Marie Blankley made the case for a city that is growing, while touching on housing, homelessness, and the need for better infrastructure in her annual State of the City address.

After detailing her family’s century-long history in Gilroy, Blankley launched into how the city has grown over the previous year, optimistically describing the dozens of businesses that are opening or are on the way. Chief...