Community Camera: Honoring Future Leaders
San Francisco 49er Tony Parrish visited El Portal Leadership Academy last week and helped give awards to outstanding students including Luis Aldana, pictured above with Parrish. Aldana recently traveled to Sacramento with El Portal Principal Noemi Reyes and MACSA CEO Olivia Soza-Mendiola to ask congressmen and state senators to provide funding for a new building site for the school.
Wrestling: Freshman’s gutsy victory highlights Mid-Cals quarterfinals
Javin Aragon looked to be in a difficult spot when he inadvertently tweaked his knee early in his match Friday night.
Jack B. Kazanjian
Jack B. Kazanjian, 86, went to be with the Lord October 23, 2009. He is survived by his beloved wife, Mary, of 60 years, his daughter Eileen and husband Robert Douglas of Corvallis, OR, grandson Ryan and wife Rebecca Douglas of Corvallis, granddaughter Madeline and husband Andrew Martin of Gilroy, CA, and great-grandchildren Michael, Cody, and Kayla Martin. He is also survived by sisters-in-law Carole Kazanjian of Santa Clara, CA and JoAnn Davison of Berkeley Heights, NJ.
South Valley resident earns UC Santa Cruz scholarship
Cipriano Echezarreta, a graduate of the Gavilan College Class of 2024 who will transfer to UC Santa Cruz in the fall, was awarded the prestigious Karl S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Scholarship.
Echezarreta, a resident of San Juan Bautista, is an environmental science major whose career...
Kaulana Jolissa Hernandez
Kaulana Jolissa Hernandez went home to play with the angels on January 30, 2008. Kaulana was only 8 months when she went to heaven. Our beautiful baby girl is now resting in paradise. She had a precious smile and stunning eyes.
Split council funds sidewalks amid layoffs
At a time when City Hall is pinching every penny, cutting money



















