Ken Yeager takes over at VTA board president
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority welcomed new leadership to its Board of Directors Thursday by appointing Santa Clara County Supervisor Ken Yeager Chairman. Yeager has served on the board for the past 11 years, most recently as vice chair last year. Town of Los Gatos council member Joe Pirzynski, who chaired the VTA Board in 2005, was appointed vice chair.
Norma W. Jackson August 6, 1922 – August 12, 2013
Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 19th, at 11:00 A.M. in the chapel of Grunnagle-Ament-Nelson Funeral Home. Graveside services to follow at the San Juan District Cemetery. Contributions are preferred, to Susan G. Komen For the Cure.
Local Scene: Gilroy Police recognizes officers; Latino Family Fund seeks artwork
Gilroy Police recognizes officers
The Gilroy Police Department honored several officers during a recent event.
“Between early 2020 and 2023, we have welcomed numerous department members, made several promotions, observed incredible police work, and bid farewell to long-time team members,” the department stated in an Instagram...
Update: Victim ID’d in big-rig accident
A big-rig struck a man laying in the right northbound lane of U.S 101 north of Buena Vista Avenue early this morning.
Where there’s wine, there’s a way
Talk of a “South County Wine Trail” signage program on the freeways, which would direct vino lovers and out-of-towners to the treasure trove of wineries nestled in the Gilroy, San Martin and Morgan Hill backcountry has been going on for more than a year, but has yet come to fruition.
