Monthly Archives: July 2015
New Gilroy shuttle bus called out on ADA laws
GILROY—Owners of a new shuttle bus company vowed this week to serve disabled passengers after a former member of Gilroy’s Physically Challenged Board of Appeals fired off a scathing complaint to the city council seeking action.
Cookbook author has done it again
After the 2012 launch of her acclaimed cookbook, “Ripe: A Fresh, Colorful Approach to Fruits and Vegetables,” Cheryl Sternman Rule wasn’t content to rest on the praise collected with its stunning debut. By 2013, she was at work researching her second offering, just released in April.
Gilroy’s Gavilan college seeks views on new voting districts
GILROY—Gavilan Community College Trustees this week began the transition to a new election format designed to ensure the one-person one-vote principle and that minorities have a fair shot at equal representation.
Hot Ticket—July 31, 2015
Free gardening classes
Gilroy schools hire up a storm of teachers, pay hike helps
GILROY—Teacher union warnings that a reputation for low pay would scare away potential recruits are not holding up in Gilroy, where a modest pay hike has led to scores of new teacher hires and only a handful of open slots left for the coming year.
Michael C. English January 16, 1954 – July 30, 2015
Private cremation will be followed by private family inurnment. Condolences: www.blackcoopersander.com.
Beware, new Luchessa markings make it dangerous
As a daily walker since retirement I have great concern for the safety of anyone within the walking/bicycle lane on Luchessa Avenue after the recent marking. The way it is currently marked you're forced into the guardrail and/or foliage, which has not been cut in a while, or forced to walk in the traffic lane to get around these obstacles. I normally walk starting between 5:45 a.m. and 6:15 a.m. and I have almost been struck twice, despite being aware of traffic.
David Lima asks, Is ‘small town’ Gilroy doomed?
Gilroy experienced explosive growth after World War II and again after the tech boom in Santa Clara Valley. It is now on the brink of becoming a sprawling city.
Diabetic Gilroy athlete seeks service dog
GILROY—It's often said that dogs are humanity’s best friends. And one special little boy is hoping to soon have his own special best friend.
Family yin and yang
Families are wonderful. I feel very fortunate to have a large and loving family made up of people who stay in touch, mostly through Facebook. Although we don’t see each other but once a year or every other year or, as with some of us, once every decade, Facebook allows us to “see” each other every day.
