Founders of development firm serving hard time for investment fraud
A U.S. District Court Judge sentenced the founders of a Bay Area real estate development firm, including Michael Sims of Gilroy, to prison on investment fraud charges and ordered they pay back millions in restitution.
Fatal drunken driving trial delayed again
James Lee, in custody 18 months after a fatal wreck that killed
Police arrest 309 end-of-summer DUI suspects
Law enforcement’s annual end-of-summer DUI crackdown resulted in 309 arrests throughout Santa Clara County, according to authorities.The arrests, all on suspicion of driving under the influence, were reported by sheriff’s office and police departments from Aug. 16 to the end of Labor Day, Sept. 2, according to Sheriff’s Sgt. Kurtis Stenderup. Some agencies had not yet reported their total DUI arrests for the period as of Wednesday morning. In 2012 during the same time period, local law enforcement agencies reported 390 arrests on suspicion of DUI, Stenderup said. The arrests were part of the annual “Avoid the 13” DUI crackdown, in which police place extra officers and resources on the roads during holiday weekends and other expected high-traffic times. The effort includes sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols and routine patrol by 13 law enforcement agencies throughout the County. Avoid the 13 is funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Police are planning more Avoid the 13 anti-DUI efforts during the upcoming Halloween and Thanksgiving holidays, Stenderup said.
Downtown has its face: DBA picks new coordinator
After perusing more than 40 applications over the course of several months, the Gilroy Downtown Business Association has tabbed its first part-time coordinator to plan downtown events and promote local businesses.
Business Profile: Greenwood Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, GMC
The owners purchased the Chevrolet dealership and rounded out
Breaking new ground
Ever since Roman Singh Nahal can remember, he’s been around the Subway Restaurant franchise.
Sam Bozzo elected Chairman of board
Pinnacle Bank announced that Sam Bozzo has been named Chairman of the South County Advisory Board. Bozzo has been a Gilroy resident for 35 years. He is a past president of the Gilroy Garlic Festival and a member of the Festival's Strategic Planning Group made up of past presidents and founding members. He is a member of the City of Gilroy Personnel Commission and Brandman University adjunct faculty teaching in the Educational Leadership Graduate Program. He is married with two sons and three grandchildren.


















