Christopher focuses on the process
The Christopher High girls basketball team has a goal to be its own version of a D.R.E.A.M. team. It's their acronym for discipline, respect, effort, attitude and mentality. The Cougars want to grade high in all of those categories. If they do,...
Bert Mar Invitational returns to CHS
After two years away, the annual Bert Mar Invitational will return home to Christopher High on Saturday. The wrestling tournament—now in its 10th year—was held at Independence High the last two years. The tournament is named after Bert Mar, the former South...
Gilroy wrestling a juggernaut indeed
Every year, the goals for the Gilroy High wrestling program remain the same: to be the best team in California, and ultimately, the nation. The Mustangs are competitive every year with the top-ranked programs in the nation, and this season is no...
Gilroy comes back strong after tough 2018-2019 season
It only took one match—its season opener—for the Gilroy High girls soccer team to surpass its win total from last year. After finishing 0-9-1 in the 2018-2019 season, the Mustangs have surpassed that total and then some this season. They are 5-2...
VTA makes commuter changes
Valley Transit Authority was set to implement scheduled changes across its entire light rail and bus system on Dec. 28, posing new headaches for many South Bay commuters and new solutions for others.
As a way to make the...
Christopher, Gilroy hoops have lofty goals
The Christopher High and Gilroy High boys basketball teams both have goals of winning a division championship this season—the Cougars in the Pacific Coast League's Mission Division and the Mustangs in the Cypress Division.
"I don't see any reason...
Turn in guns, save lives
After the horrible Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting, so many people were wringing their hands and saying, “What can we do?” I think this was actually one of your own headlines in August.
The Gun Buy Back on Dec. 14 is an opportunity to make our...
Christopher Ranch funds salad bars in five schools
Christopher Ranch’s new Christopher Family Foundation announced it is funding the creation of salad bars at five Gilroy schools.
The philanthropic foundation of the Gilroy-based garlic processing giant said it provided salad bars for all five schools in the Gilroy Unified School District that requested...
Memorial a source of pride
Regarding your article on the memorial for the victims of the shooting at the Garlic Festival, I’d like to point out for the community that this memorial was designed and constructed with volunteer hours and monetary donations. The city asked, but did not pay,...
Power shutoffs and fire safety
Like you, I am frustrated with how PG&E has been handling power shutoffs in our county.
PG&E’s decision to execute power shutoffs is very costly, both to local governments and to our residents, who understandably feel ignored, scared and angry. A utility company has a...