Athletes of the Week: May 22
Each week we recognize one area male and female athlete for their performance on the field of play. This week's are:
When will new traffic light at Luchessa & Princevalle be on?
What is the expected date the city traffic engineers will be turning on the (new) traffic light at the intersection of Princevalle and Luchessa Streets?Red Phone:One thing Red Phone appreciates, good caller, is the excellent planning and execution of projects by the City of Gilroy. Red Phone is always impressed with the thoroughness and rational thinking that civil servants of Gilroy are seen to exhibit. Red Phone contacted Gilroy Traffic Engineer, Henry Servin, about this particular traffic light.Servin said, “This traffic light(s) was installed by the housing developer, KB Homes, and indeed is ready to be turned on.” However, explained Servin, “We are going to wait till the summer to turn it on. For safety reasons, we will turn on the traffic lights during the week of June 22. We have young drivers from Gilroy High School, Gavilan College, mixed in with regular drivers using this intersection who will need time to adjust to the removal of the stop signs and the new traffic lights. It will be safer when in the summer.”So, good caller, the traffic lights will be turned on in due time, and hopefully at a safer time of the year.
City council splits on growth, boundaries
GILROY—In a split vote Monday that rejected much public sentiment and planning commission advice, the Gilroy City Council embraced urban growth far beyond city limits while at the same time preserving a big swath of prime farmland.
First on-campus clinic OK’d by Gilroy school trustees
GILROY—For the first time, a private health clinic will operate on a public school campus in Gilroy and will be open to anyone who needs medical help, including walk-ins from the community.
Gilroy’s war dead to be remembered
GILROY—Gilroy will join a grateful nation in mourning Monday, May 25 to honor and remember this city's and country’s war dead with ceremonies that trace their origins to 1868 and U.S. Civil War.
Councilwoman questions city’s vehicle purchases
GILROY—Gilroy Councilwoman Cat Tucker is questioning the mayor’s motivations for trying to slash $200,000 from the Gilroy Welcome Center.
Manslaughter, DUI charged in Gilroy wreck that killed 4
GILROY—The driver in the wreck that killed four Gilroyans May 12 was arrested Thursday and charged with manslaughter and felony driving under the influence, the California Highway Patrol reported.
10th annual Gifted Games
380 athletes from Gilroy, San Benito and Aromas-San Juan unified school districts descended on San Benito High School to compete in the 10th annual Gifted Games May 15.
Prep Diving: Christopher’s Lopez 9th at CCS
SANTA CLARA—Christopher High diver Anthony Lopez is light-years ahead of where he was three years ago. As a freshman, the Cougar finished 27th at the Central Coast Section Swim and Dive Championships. This year, the Cougar contorted his body in impossible ways to take his place among the section’s best with a ninth place finish.
