900 marijuana plants discovered during theft arrest
Three Gilroy residents were arrested around 3 a.m. this morning for drug possession when they were allegedly found driving a car on the 7100 block of Rosanna Street so packed with marijuana that the trunk would not close.
Good food, good music at CHS this Wednesday
Attention, food and music lovers: It's not too late to pencil in the Annual Spaghetti Feed and District Band Concert into your schedule. The event will begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday inside the gym and cafeteria at Christopher High School, located at 850 Day Rd. in Gilroy.
Bay Area RV Repair holds ribbon cutting
Bay Area RV Repair recently celebrated its opening with the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce at its service center at 6300 Chestnut St., Gilroy. The business services motor homes, fifth wheelers, trailers and horse trailers. The shop is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Details: (888) 980-BARV (2278) or bayarearv.net.
Red Phone: What happens if dam breaks?
“Red Phone, is there an alarm system in place to warn nearby residents in the event Anderson Dam should fail in an earthquake? You know, something like cities along the Pacific Coast have in the event of a tsunami.”
Farmers say no to water runoff rules
The Central Coast Regional Water Quality Board will vote Wednesday on a controversial proposal for new rules dealing with water runoff from farms to improve the quality of public water supply.
Methodist Church alive with four months of music
Candace Fazzio, director of The Music Academy in Gilroy, believes that there is enough local talent to present a dynamic music concert series to the community – so she's partnered with the Gilroy United Methodist Church to do just that.
Gavilan trustees to discuss filling board vacancy
A proposed change concerning the provisional board appointment of a new trustee has been made to the agenda for tonight's Board of Trustees meeting at Gavilan College, located at 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd. in Gilroy.
Milias Restaurant to host Operation Interdependence fundraiser
A fundraiser benefitting Operation Interdependence will take place from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., March 21 at the Milias Restaurant, located on the corner of Sixth and Monterey streets in downtown Gilroy.
No changes until fall for Union, Santa Barbara Bank & Trust
The announcement that Union Bank is acquiring Santa Barbara Bank & Trust in a $1.5 billion deal today returned a “business as usual” response from both representatives from each corporation.





















