NHL: Sharks use two power-play goals to edge Predators, 2-1
SAN JOSE – Two power-play goals were enough to push the San Jose Sharks past the Nashville Predators 2-1 on Saturday night at sold-out HP Pavilion.
It’s absolutely ridiculous the way the state of California funds schools
Honestly, I can’t imagine being on the school board. The way funding is set up – with the bulk of the money going to the state, then trickling down (yes, an exaggeration for demonstration purposes follows) from Assemblyman Luis Alejo’s office to the Gilroy Unified School District, is ridiculous. Every time the state can’t get its financial act together – and really that’s virtually always now – the district gets the screws put to it. Deferred payments, surprise holdbacks, delays and more attached strings than you could dream up, all handcuff the local people trying to do their educational jobs. It’s a nightmare. It’s no way to run a school district, it’s no way to run a state. But if we keep re-electing people to the Assembly and state Senate without virtually any scrutiny, then we get what we deserve because the local school district has precious little control over its own finances. The state giveth and the state taketh away and the GUSD trustees are simply a speck of dust riding the state’s whims. The saddest part is, there’s no revolution demanding wholesale reform on the horizon. It’s a tragic reality plaguing California.
Getting Out: Take in view, history at Sweeney Ridge
In June 1769, a Spanish expedition led by Gaspar de Portola left San Diego in search of Monterey Bay. On the way north, the expedition passed by the bay, failing to recognize it.
A year for pine siskins, red crossbills and red-breasted nuthatches
A what year for what? Many of our feathered friends from Canada are enjoying the relative warmth, sunshine and especially the abundant food of South Valley this winter.
TERAJI: Students learn about possible future careers
This past month, Eliot Elementary School in Gilroy has been celebrating “Career Month.” I had a great time visiting as a guest speaker on the topic of writing to the entire fifth grade, in two waves of 97 students total.
Churches to partner in disaster preparedness
Morgan Hill is a wonderful place to live. The climate is pleasant; the small town ambiance is inviting, and access to beaches, mountains, and big city culture is easy. But, like all of California, it is a dangerous place to live. There is a constant threat looming of damage from earthquakes, floods, wildfires and man-made destruction such as train-derailments.
