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Gilroy council adopts district map F, sets sequencing and 30‑day residency rule
Summary
After eight public meetings, the Gilroy City Council selected draft map F for district-based elections, set three districts to hold elections in 2026, and adopted a 30-day residency requirement for candidates. The ordinance implementing the changes was introduced by unanimous vote.
The Gilroy City Council voted unanimously May 19 to adopt draft map F as the city’s district-based election map, set the first round of district elections for 2026, and approved an ordinance implementing the changes.
City demographer and staff presented two final draft maps — D and F — and summarized public input gathered since March. Liz (staff) told the council, “This is the last hearing. We've come a long way,” before explaining that the two maps both produced four majority‑Latino districts but used different dividing lines on the city’s east side and along Monterey Road.
Why it matters: councilors and dozens of members of the public described the choice as central to how the East Side of Gilroy will be represented after the transition from at‑large elections. Supporters of draft D said it kept East Side neighborhoods intact; supporters of…
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