Gilroy Foundation hands out more than $740K in grants and scholarships
The Gilroy Foundation, a leading local charitable organization funded via endowments, parceled out more than $387,000 to more than 50 recipients that included community groups, schools and causes. The Wednesday, April 16 evening giving event at Union Bank, Gilroy served as the Foundation's formal annual meeting, too, as President Deb Smith recognized outgoing board member John Perales and incoming Director Lori Kent.
Gilroy and Morgan Hill communities join together in ‘Walk for Peace’
The South Valley community is joining arms to stamp out hate on Saturday, Aug. 19 in a Walk for Peace and Prayer Vigil in response last weekend’s events in Charlottesville, Virginia, where white nationalists from several hate groups including the KKK, neo-Nazis and white supremacists gathered in a show of force in Charlottesville to protest the removal of the confederate statue of Robert E. Lee.
County reports $89K in unclaimed monies
The County of Santa Clara Department of Tax and Collections (DTAC) published a list of 127 individuals and businesses who are potential owners of $89,017 in unclaimed general collections monies.
Potential owners who qualify for these monies must file claims by Nov. 11. The list...
Sending love from a ‘patriotic town’
Every Tuesday afternoon, a group of local volunteers gather around a table in an industrial building in Gilroy to write personal letters to people they've never met. This past Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 5, was no different. The volunteers penned words of gratitude and encouragement to American service members stationed in Afghanistan as part of Operation Interdependence.
Community Solutions employees rally for better wages, benefits
Employees dressed in purple gathered outside Community Solutions Tuesday afternoon with noisemakers and signs in a labor union rally for better pay, better benefits and more time off.
UPDATE: County supervisor resigns, citing criminal charges
Santa Clara County Supervisor George Shirakawa announced he will resign from office, citing his intention to plead guilty to charges filed by authorities Friday related to Shirakawa’s failure to file campaign finance reports and “inappropriate use of (his) county credit card,” according to a resignation letter he submitted Friday morning.
Korean War veteran recalls cease-fire like it was yesterday
On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended. The signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement put into force a cease-fire, established a new border between the nations of North and South Korea and finalized the repatriation of prisoners of war.
