Monthly Archives: November 2013

Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner, meaning outlets for goodwill and generosity are gearing to give, give and give some more.

Surprise, in the Quality of Life phone survey, the public expressed broad support for public safety – i.e. police officers. That always tops the list, of course. People want to feel safe and be safe. They don’t want vagrants and gang bangers running free all over town or their parks filled with scumbags. They want to be able to park cars in their driveways and not have to worry about them being broken into. As long as I’ve been editor, that’s been the A#1 priority for city government. And it should be. That said, I’m not sure where this survey is headed. What originally began as Mayor Don Gage’s crusade to pass either a sales or parcel tax to fund capital improvement projects may morph into something far different? It’s such a smorgasbord at present – from funds to upgrade Christopher High athletic fields to a water feature at Gilroy Gardens to  fixing downtown unreinforced masonry buildings. Next in the process: public meetings to refine and determine a ballot proposal, but the road to ballot box failure is paved with good intentions. For my money, a community/senior/recreation center would do wonders for Gilroy as a catalyst center of activity. But we’ll have to see how this story unfolds.

SAN JOSE —  Gavilan did what it needed to. The Rams stayed strong in the second half and didn’t give up — even when trailing by seven points with just 0.6 seconds left on the clock.