Free disaster prep training starting Feb. 27 in Morgan Hill
City of Morgan Hill public safety personnel will conduct free basic training for those who wish to volunteer for the Community Emergency Response Team.Â
Legislation introduced capping severance pay for superintendents
Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas) today introduced Assembly Bill 280, which places a three-month cap on the severance pay of a school district superintendent. Currently, when a superintendent’s contract of employment is terminated, he or she is eligible for a severance pay of up to 18 times their monthly salary, which can potentially be very costly.
Jim Masayuki Ariki January 20, 1923 – January 21, 2013
 Services will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Saturday, February 16, Lisle's Funeral Home, 1605 L Street, Fresno, California.
Gang suspect arrested on weapons, drug charges
Investigators from the Gilroy Police Department Anti-Crime Team on Saturday arrested Joshua Williams, 23, for multiple charges related to weapons and drugs.
Writing workshops for veterans
Gavilan College is offering writing workshops by veterans, for veterans from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursdays in room SS203 on campus, located at 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd. in Gilroy.
Imprinting – it’s not a good thing
Every summer and fall the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center in Morgan Hill receives calls from well-meaning people who have taken in an orphaned baby animal (often a bird) in the spring, and raised it in their home. The animal is now grown up and the caller wants to know where and how it should be released.
New cell phone towers approved for Gilroy
Two new cell phone towers will be erected in Gilroy, according Christi Garcia, a member of the City of Gilroy’s Planning Commission.
