Don Christopher donates additional $750K to sports complex project
When Don Christopher puts his name on something, it’s important to him that whatever it is, it’s of the highest quality and executed with the most efficiency - case in point being his Christopher Ranch label that has risen to grandiose stature among California growers since opening in the 1950s.
Crime briefs: Student tries to get high in class
Here's your weekly digest of criminal happenings in Gilroy, including a gas station robbery, assault at a local night club and a bust for possession of methamphetamine for sale.
Council to consider regulating alcohol consumption in public parks
City Council will be considering during its upcoming regular meeting Monday an amendment to Gilroy City Code that could limit the consumption of alcohol in public parks to a reservation and permit-only basis.
Helping out for the holidays
Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner, meaning outlets for goodwill and generosity are gearing to give, give and give some more.
Quality of Life? A hand-written note more reliable than a survey
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.
Prep Football: Cougars end 2-game skid, prepare for Wildcatz
GILROY — It was a mission accomplished for Christopher Friday night.
