Monthly Archives: February 2017
Gilroy Police Arrest Suspected Tagger
A Gilroy man called police at 1 a.m. Thursday and told them he saw someone tagging graffiti downtown businesses with a permanent marker.
Gilroy High Teacher to be Sentenced
A 26-year-old Gilroy High School teacher who pleaded no contest to 19 felonies for soliciting naked pictures from students could be sentenced to 16 months in prison in March and will be labeled a sexual predator for life.
Local Scene: New Courses at Gavilan, Hiring at Gilroy Gardens
Gavilan College received nearly $1 million from the California Strong Workforce Program for the upcoming academic year to expand Career Technical Education (CTE) programs leading to high demand, high wage jobs in the region, according to a Feb. 6 announcement.
Water and Life Down the Drain
Water and life down the drain
Gilroy shops join A Day Without Immigrants movement
Drive around Gilroy today and you will find a number of closed shops in downtown or along the major thoroughfares - Welburn Avenue and First Street.
Hiring Stymied, Christopher Ranch Gives Farmworkers a Big Raise
Recently, employees at Christopher Ranch, the local company that has made Gilroy synonymous with garlic, received a life-changing announcement: All workers making minimum wage would be paid $15 an hour by 2018, four years earlier than California law requires.
Celebrating 60 Years
Celebration 60 year anniversary
Maria Alice Brum October 27, 1921 – February 13, 2017
Maria Alice Brum passed away at her Hollister residence on February 13, 2017 at the age of 95 years.
Claudia K. Salewske
Claudia, 70, Gilroy passed away on December 25, 2016. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2017 at 12:00 PM at St. Marys Church, Gilroy.
Lee Walton April 24, 1935 – December 20, 2016
Lee passed peacefully from bone cancer with his family by his side. Survived by his soul mate Susan of 65 years, daughter Shawn Barreras, son Lon Walton, grandchildren Morganleigh Barreras, Luke Walton and Natalie Walton, son-in-law Todd Barreras, and daughter-in-law Victoria Walton. He will be missed by all who walked in his path.
