Tag: social issues
Mi Pueblo chain threatened with boycott after it checks workers’ immigration...
The Bay Area’s biggest Latino grocery chain is trying to avert a threatened boycott after it began checking the immigration status of all its new hires through a federal work-verification program.
Gilroy man arrested for molesting young girls
Constantino Garcia, 59 of Gilroy, was arrested in his home at 5:50 a.m. on Aug. 19 on the 1100 block of Driftwood Terrace for five counts of lewd and lascivious acts on three young children.
Fighting over what to do with River
As River, the terrier mix that was rescued from Uvas Creek with a brick tied to its hind legs earlier this month, waits to be adopted, the Gilroy Police Department and the Humane Society of the Central Coast are in a tussle over who should handle River’s adoption and investigation.
County asks voters to increase sales tax to fund services
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors passed the second and final reading of an ordinance that will ask voters to increase the sales tax by one-eighth cent in November, increasing the local tax rate from 8.375 percent to 8.5 percent. The board voted 4-0 Tuesday, with South County’s Supervisor Mike Wasserman absent.
Saint Louise Hospital silence hardly golden
1. Wishing the troubling report to vanish just won’t make it so
Police briefs: Auto burglaries at Saint Mary’s Church
Gilroy police dealt with and arrested several people over the weekend. Here are some significant incidents:
Local pastors weigh in on gay marriage
President Barack Obama stirred a heated national debate when he became the first American president to publicly endorse gay marriage May 9, invoking mixed reactions from religious leaders in Gilroy and across the country.
Gilroyan traveling to Thailand on mission to help refugees
Aimee D’Hondt, a Gilroy native, is a missionary who is getting ready for her trip to Thailand where she will work with different ministries that combat human trafficking, protect at-risk children as well as minister to Burmese refugees fleeing genocide in their home country.
Public can help create a vision for health in the county
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is launching the public process to create a new health element for the General Plan, beginning with three Healthy Communities Workshops April 12, 26 and 30, to seek ideas from the public.
South County Chrysler Jeep Dodge named “Large Business of the Year”
This year's Spice of Life award-winner for a large business has kept its motors running in Gilroy since 1981. South County Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram has donated to dozens of local charities over the years.
