Red Phone: More on UFOs in the area
I live in Redding and Sunday night at about 9:45 p.m. I
Gilroy spends approximately 80 percent of the annual General Fund budget on police and fire. That’s …
• Too much. The police budget may be justifiable and necessary. However, fire protection is redundant and inefficient. We do not need them as first response medical responders, the vast majority of their services. The Council should reconsider consolidating GFD with County fire protection.
The need to read, plus Internet speed: New research reveals what young library-goers want
Library usage and expectations for library services by Americans ages 16 to 29 differ dramatically from older library patrons, according to a recent report by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project.
Clarence Richard Freeborn
Clarence was born in Bellflower, California. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean Conflict. He farmed with his family in Buttonwillow, California for 50 years, the last years as partner/manager. Clarence moved to Hollister in 1976 where he worked on farming equipment for several farmers and ranchers until his recent illness. Member of the San Benito County Saddlehorse Assn. and the Farm bureau.
Rotarians organize supply drive as school year begins
Shortly after lunch during their weekly meeting on Aug. 16, members of the Rotary Club of Gilroy got in a line, grabbed a backpack and stuffed it with notebooks, erasers, pencils and more school necessities that were laid out across a long row of...


















