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Surprise, in the Quality of Life phone survey, the public expressed broad support for public safety – i.e. police officers. That always tops the list, of course. People want to feel safe and be safe. They don’t want vagrants and gang bangers running free all over town or their parks filled with scumbags. They want to be able to park cars in their driveways and not have to worry about them being broken into. As long as I’ve been editor, that’s been the A#1 priority for city government. And it should be. That said, I’m not sure where this survey is headed. What originally began as Mayor Don Gage’s crusade to pass either a sales or parcel tax to fund capital improvement projects may morph into something far different? It’s such a smorgasbord at present – from funds to upgrade Christopher High athletic fields to a water feature at Gilroy Gardens to  fixing downtown unreinforced masonry buildings. Next in the process: public meetings to refine and determine a ballot proposal, but the road to ballot box failure is paved with good intentions. For my money, a community/senior/recreation center would do wonders for Gilroy as a catalyst center of activity. But we’ll have to see how this story unfolds.

GILROY — It was a mission accomplished for Christopher Friday night.

CASTROVILLE — If you somehow find a way to stop Brandon Boyd’s rushing attack, he’ll find another way to score.

GILROY — Christopher knew taking on Notre Dame would be no easy task. The Spirits are good — scarily good.

The Gilroy Police Department responded to a variety of crimes in the last week including assault with a deadly weapon, possession of burglary tools, battery, hit and run and driving under the influence. Arrests were recorded in the GPD blotter from Oct. 22 through Oct. 29.

GILROY — Emma Leach has been playing field hockey at the Garcia-Elder Sports Complex for almost her entire career. On Wednesday, she had to say goodbye.

Students line up every morning at 8:15 a.m. outside the classrooms and pledge allegiance to the stars and stripes. “I pledge allegiance to the flag ...” chanted a group of identically dressed children in matching blue polo shirts.

The Gilroy Police Department received more than 40 pounds of unused prescription pills and liquids during the Drug Enforcement Administration's drug take back initiative Oct. 26. The initiative is a nationwide effort to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs.