Gilroy Chamber of Commerce opposes increase in minimum wage
Citing the struggles that South County farmers face on a daily basis - including a short water supply and competition from imported products - the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce has weighed in on the debate over raising the minimum wage in unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County.
Elementary school embezzler due in court Wednesday
Convicted embezzler Lori McVicar will be in court Wednesday for her probation violation hearing, and she might have another plan to help fully pay back the more than $15,000 she still owes to Rod Kelley Elementary School.
First Street closed
The Gilroy Police Department announced at 3:15 p.m. on Monday that First Street between Church Street and Hanna Street is closed because a car crashed into a support cable on a power line. Traffic is being diverted until the power line is repaired. Police Sgt. Pedro Espinoza said First Street is expected to reopen in less than an hour.
Armed robbery in Home Goods parking lot
Two men pointed a gun at a 32-year-old woman in the parking lot of Home Goods on Renz Lane at 7 p.m. June 29 and fled on foot with her purse, according to a press release from the Gilroy Police Department. Authorities say the suspects have not been caught.
Coming up: Restitution hearing for South County’s ‘landscape scammer’
South County's “landscape scammer” is still behind bars this summer and will soon have his restitution hearing at the South County Courthouse in Morgan Hill.
