Gilroy spends approximately 80 percent of the annual General Fund budget on police and fire. That’s …
• Too much. The police budget may be justifiable and necessary. However, fire protection is redundant and inefficient. We do not need them as first response medical responders, the vast majority of their services. The Council should reconsider consolidating GFD with County fire protection.
4 letters: Obama’s lies, policies stealing our freedoms; Sportsman Chefs deliver wonderful fishability day; Lead ammo lunch; Scandals rampant in Obama presidency
Wake up people, you’re being lied to and your freedoms are in jeopardy
Court calendar cases: Murder, torture, embezzlement, grand theft
Upcoming court dates for crimes and matters.
Leadership Gilroy unveils new programs tonight
The Gilroy Leadership & Education Foundation is having a ribbon cutting event from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. today in Old City Hall at 7400 Monterey St. in Gilroy.
Gilroy parents, teachers join the push for Morgan Hill charter school
The second step towards bringing a new charter school to the Morgan Hill Unified School District was completed Tuesday as the Board of Education hosted a pubic hearing “to determine the level of support for the petition by teachers, employees of the district and parents/guardians.”
Softball: Mustangs advance to CCS second round
The No. 8 seeded Gilroy softball team pounded 11 hits on their way to a 7-1 victory over Willow Glen in the opening round of the Central Coast Section playoffs Wednesday.
Student of the Week: Jerry Kuang
Each month, the principals of Gilroy and Christopher high schools choose a total of four students (two from GHS and two from CHS) to spotlight. CHS senior Jerry Kuang, 17, is this week's Student of the Week.
Education briefs: Good news in the state budget, former trustee returns to seat on County Board of Ed.
State budget revisions show promise for Calif. schools
Fan festival to mark “Robert Guerrero Day”
Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero will once again be the center of attention when he receives a proclamation naming May 18, 2013 as “Robert Guerrero day” from Mayor Don Gage in downtown Gilroy Saturday.
Get lucky at ‘sweepstakes cafe’
Illegal gambling operations masquerading as Internet cafes are springing up in storefront strip malls across the state according to the California Bureau of Gambling Control – and Gilroy is no exception.






















