Road, rail promises up for a debate
Gilroyans who voted to tax themselves in November to improve local transportation may have a longer and trickier wait than they expected.
LOCAL SCENE: Meet the Mayor, Hear Great Music, More…
Gilroy teen makes it to finals of singing competition
BUSINESS: Gilroy detailer puts cars in a “time capsule”
Walk into Lufo’s Auto Detailing shop in Gilroy and you can see a $2.3 million 1915 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Phantom--one of three in the world--parked next to a more proletarian Hyundai Genesis. They have two things in common: both gleam like new and their owners love them madly.
Editorial: Supreme Court Keeps City Officials from Hiding Records
The California Supreme Court last week put a sock in the argument that it’s OK for elected officials and government employees to keep citizens out of the loop by using private email and texting accounts to conduct the public’s business.
Half a century teaching, still going strong
Patti Littlejohn, who just celebrated her 50th anniversary teaching, sees no reason to retire. After 39 years at El Roble Elementary School in Gilroy teaching 3rd grade and kindergarten, she retired from public school teaching and came to St. Mary School in 2006 to teach the 4- and 5-year-old kindergarten programs.
GUSD’s Queen of Safety
Getting dumped as a teacher was the best thing ever for Cheryl Galloway’s education career.
Information about Great Wolf Lodge water park dries up
What amounts to a quasi-gag order has been imposed on talks about building a multi-million dollar waterslide-themed resort at the Gilroy Gardens Family Park, which is facing financial issues of its own.
Internationally Renowned Pianist Plays Gilroy
Three months ago she was in Japan and soon she’ll perform in Germany and the Netherlands, but on March 12, an internationally renowned, award-winning pianist who began playing as a 4-year-old in Taiwan will share her love of classical piano with Gilroy.
