Contemporary approach at new downtown fire station
$5M downtown station set to take calls at month’s end
Grant could help launch efforts for service district, new tax
Board of supervisors approve application that would fund a feasibility study
Supes want illegal vendors out
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors discussed the issue of illegal street vendors, a topic it tried to tackle with an educational approach last year.
DA: Felony grand theft charges for MACSA leaders
The former leaders of the Mexican American Community Services Agency are being charged with felony grand theft after a three-year investigation into the San Jose-based organization known as MACSA whose former Gilroy charter school leaders are suspected for misappropriating and embezzling school funds, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office which made the annoucement Thursday morning.
Teacher appointed to Gavilan School Board
The Gavilan College School Board had some big shoes to fill following the recent death of late trustee Mike Davenport, whose March 2 passing left a vacancy on the college’s seven-person school board.
A celebration of technology and history
As the San Benito County Free Library celebrated its 95th anniversary and National Library Week last week, Librarian Nora Conte said that there is a common thread that runs through the local history of libraries.
Animal artwork raises funds, creates awareness
They’re not paintings of animals, but paintings by animals. Koko the gorilla, Elepha the elephant, Jello the penguin and Koopa the turtle are just a few of the animal kingdom’s Picassos, Monets and Pollocks. These are animals who actually paint by beak, mouth, paw, flipper or trunk. Some can actually hold a paint brush and others create art hands-on in the same way that children fingerpaint.
DA silent on possible charges against MACSA
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office will issue a Public Integrity Unit Decision Thursday regarding the Mexican American Community Services Agency, a San Jose-based organization known as MACSA whose former Gilroy charter school leaders are being investigated for misappropriation and embezzlement of school funds.
