Tag: gilroy
Former SBHS chief sentenced for gun violation
Former San Benito High School Superintendent John Perales was sentenced to two years of court probation earlier this month for brandishing a gun at...
Fleeting faculties
Most people have been affected by it one way or another—a loved one begins to struggle with memory loss or a friend of the...
Car Commotion
Downtown Gilroy will be revved up with three days of entertainment for the whole family this coming week when more than 200 modified and...
Dry-farmed vineyard
After a Mother’s Day brunch with my grown daughters, we headed over to sample the delicious wines of Hecker Pass Winery. Other families, kids...
Mushroom Masters
So captivated by the mushroom, Egyptian pharaohs considered the famous fungi food for royalty and decreed that no commoner should touch them. The Egyptians...
From Gilroy to grandstands
For Bobby and Tucker Baksa a normal day at the office would be the field of dreams for millions of average Joe and Jane...
Gavilan names Kathleen Rose as new president
Kosmicki: Surprise comedy roast of Steve Kinsella
With longtime Gavilan College President Steve Kinsella planning to retire after the school year, loyal disciples will lead him to the Hollister Elks Lodge after graduation May 27. There, he will expect a brief honor from local Elk people and maybe some Folgers in a Styrofoam cup. Instead, he will face a coordinated roast.
Guest View: Will our leaders fight for Gavilan’s future?
Gavilan College’s broken promises for a San Benito Education Center amount to a watershed event for our future. The county’s political and community leadership have a critical decision to make. Are they going to fight to force Gavilan College to restore commitment of the $108 million, 2004 Measure E bond, or are they going to slink away and write off decades of the county’s future and the futures of many of its residents who must have more educational opportunities closer to home?











