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Monthly Archives: August 2017

Barnes is on a mission

Running back Joseph Barnes was left with a bitter taste after losing to Soledad in last year’s CCS semis game by a single point.

Returners for Gilroy could mean big things in 2017 season

Gilroy’s last practice before a scrimmage in Carmel had just ended.

Editorial: DA should investigate Gilroy Police lawsuit

If there’s one thing the salacious and damaging sex scandal lawsuit filed against the Gilroy police this month proves, it’s that we need more transparency in policing the police.

Shop With a Cop Helps Kids Get to School

Police know about protecting and serving, but for the past two weeks, they have added a new duty— shopping.

Kids Art is Free Saturday

FREE ART CLASSES In 1989, much of the arts had been removed from the elementary school classrooms, and after visiting the very successful “Hands on the Arts” event in Sunnyvale, Gilroy Recreation staff held a “roundtable” meeting with the hope of creating a similar event. It worked and has bloomed over the years.

New Downtown Businesses Booming

There’s a new buzz and excitement going around downtown Gilroy these days. Several new businesses have either recently opened or will open in the very near future alongside businesses who are expanding their offerings.

Gilroy Schools Open with Record Attendance

Gilroy’s new school year got off to a record-breaking start, with more students, teachers and expenses than ever before.

Former chief denies sex scandal allegations

Former Gilroy Police Chief Denise Sellers said allegations of scandalous sex charges against officers in her department are false, the result of “a disgruntled employee making accusations that aren’t true.”

David Richard Jeske

November 18, 1959 - August 15, 2017

Robert Christopher Ortega

April 1, 1953 - August 16, 2017