Max and Odie
Max and Odie have lost their loving home, and desperately need a new home – preferably together.
Pass on the TV and head to the library
The typical American spends more than 34 hours a week viewing live television, according to a Nielsen Rating survey done last year. In addition to that, your average American spends three to six hours a week watching video-recorded programs. More people are watching video content on their smartphones, too, as these devices become popular.
Suspect arrested in 2017 Gilroy murder
Federal and regional authorities last week arrested a suspect who has been on the run since he killed a victim in Gilroy in November 2017, according to police.
On April 19, agents from the the Bay Area OCS-Fugitive Apprehension Team and U.S. Marshals Service were...
Farmer’s take on the use of water
There has been a lot of finger pointing as California endures a drought and most of it seems to be directed toward agriculture. Well, here’s how I see it:
Magic, Mayhem and Flying Carpet Rides: “Aladdin Jr.” Onstage
Hop onto a camel or the nearest flying carpet, and let the Mount Madonna School (MMS) middle school production of Disney’sAladdin Jr. carry you to Agrabah, the City of Enchantment. Join Princess Jasmine as she resists efforts to marry her to a visiting prince, and follow along with the street savvy Aladdin as he tries to stay one step ahead of the Sultan’s guards.
Taking a timeout to point a couple things out
I was told yesterday that former Gilroy High wrestler Jesse Delgado, who, while in high school, won four Central Coast Section titles and placed no worse than fourth at the CIF state championships, winning it all in 2009, transferred from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to the University of Illinois. I looked him up on the Illinois athletic website and, sure enough, there he was.
No surprise, police protection tops the taxpayer list, so …
Not surprised that the people polled say that police and fire protection is tops on the list of what they’re willing to pay for either via an additional half-cent sales tax or a parcel tax. It’s slam-dunk predictable. So, we’ll see how this “quality of life” tax evolves through the process and, perhaps, whether or not the people are willing to pay for it if a proposal gets through the City Council and onto the ballot. It’s hard to argue that the people shouldn’t have their “say”, so it’s a likelihood Gilroyans will get a chance to speak out come November ... never a dull political moment in little ol’ Garlictown, USA.
