Feel-good times at fest
The Granada Theater has opened up for audiences only a few times since it was shuttered as a full-time movie venue in 2003, but the crowds who filled the theater’s northern auditorium for the Poppy Jasper International Film Festival’s Friday night “Local Showcase” screening acted like they were sitting in a neighbor’s living room.
Gilroy’s eyes in the sky
Ever wonder what the cameras in some of the intersections throughout Gilroy are for?
Fire chief lawsuit saga continues with appeal
Former Gilroy Fire Division Chief Edward Bozzo and current Fire Division Chief Phillip King have filed an appeal to a U.S. Federal Court Judge's decision to toss out a controversial year-long lawsuit in which they claimed they were cheated out of a combined $30,000 in overtime pay.
Honoring veterans
When 20-year-old Frank Sanchez was drafted, trained and shipped in 1943 to southeast England to fight the Germans as a machine gunner for an anti-aircraft team, he had no idea that decades later, he would be recognized for his service as a “Veteran of the Year.”
UPDATED: Teachers push for higher pay, better benefits
The Gilroy Teachers Association is asking for a salary increase and better benefits for teachers, speech therapists and physiologists as part of this year’s contract negotiations.
Former Gilroy mayor passes at 77
Gilroy’s gangly former mayor with a broad smile, firm handshake and deep voice – a descendant of the city’s founding father and a much-decorated American war hero – died Wednesday morning at his home in Texas with his wife Patricia by his side. Kevin A. “Mike” Gilroy was 77.
Police blotter: continuous sexual abuse of a minor
The Gilroy Police Department responded to a variety of crimes this week including continuous sexual abuse of a minor child, possession of a controlled substance for sale, burglary, assault with a deadly weapon and driving under the influence. Arrests were recorded in this week's GPD blotter from Nov. 4 through 11.
