Monthly Archives: May 2017
Whole lotta wagging going on
The region’s newest effort aimed at finding forever homes for unwanted, abandoned and rescued dogs got off to a terrific and very public start with a little help from friends and a few glasses of wine. South County Tail Waggers’ first annual Wine & Wags adoption faire found homes for nine canines when dozens of volunteers and dog lovers showed up at Fortino Winery in Gilroy on Saturday, April 29.
Guest Column: Tax Dollars Misappropriated on Welburn?
By Georgine Scott-Codiga
200 Trees on the Chopping Block
Five years of drought and the recent winter storms have wreaked havoc on Gilroy’s trees, according to city staff, and now more than 200 of them are on the chopping block.
The circus is in town
Jose Dominguez, 25, spent the two hottest days of the year this week putting up a giant castle-shaped circus tent across from auto row in Gilroy. He’ll spend the weekend riding a bicycle across a 50-foot-high tightrope..
Free Comic Book Day
As if you needed more reasons to go to the Gilroy Library, which has so many great activities these days, here's one no kid should miss. FREE COMIC DAY!!!!
Save the Date: Paseo Opens May 20
Gilroy’s long-awaited Paseo needs a few more final touches and then all will be ready after years of waiting for the ribbon cutting that will turn the alleyway officially into the downtown’s newest “old” attraction.
Family of murdered former Gilroy man seeks help
The family of a Jose Mireles, a former Gilroy man who was shot to death in Merced in front of his three children, has set up a Go Fund Me site for expenses at https://www.gofundme.com/3pt1l6g
Guest Column: How Can We End Poverty?
We are living in a time when knowledge is rapidly acquired and spread in society. Our cell phones give even the average citizen instant access to the entirety of human knowledge. Yet, with all this knowledge that has improved the lives of many, we still have not adequately addressed the problem of poverty that plagues so many. What is most distressing is the fact that we have allowed poverty and its effects on people to remain hidden.
GPD Busts Two Massage Parlors for Prostitution
Two Gilroy massage parlors were busted April 27 for soliciting prostitution, after citizen complaints.
