Born Motivated
CHRISTINA Bless, 16, never seems to be content with being a normal teenager. She doesn’t spend time texting on a smartphone or dawdling her time away on the more popular social media. When she is online it’s most likely to study, research a new story or sell one of her imaginative creations.
Deal Offered to Alleged Ponzi Schemer
A Gilroy woman accused of defrauding 17 people of more than half a million dollars may serve six years in state prison after pleading no contest to 22 counts of grand theft, securities fraud, embezzlement and burglary in Santa Clara County Superior Court on Nov. 19.
Green Friday: Cut Your Own or Buy One?
The holiday season is no holiday for Ed Battaglia and his family—it’s the time they work the hardest.
Gilroy Police Take 12 Minutes to Get to Some Calls
A county report says Gilroy police take the longest to respond to emergencies of any city in the area—but police and city officials say it’s likely that the report is wrong, even though the department is working to improve its slow response times.
Don Christopher’s Philanthropy Honored County-Wide
The Gilroy Foundation has many reasons to be proud, but watching Don Christopher take the stage of the Mission City Ballroom at the Santa Clara Convention Center last Friday was a special moment in the Foundation’s 35-year history.
Gilroy to Outsource Important Building Plans
GILROY—Three private consulting firms assumed responsibility for checking all new major building plans earlier this month, a transition that could bring advantages and obstacles to Gilroy’s property developers.
Helping Hands
GILROY—Members of Christopher High School’s Interact Club weren’t sure of the response they would get when they gave up their weekends and sat outside Nob Hill market in Gilroy to collect food for needy people.
