Gav fees hiked again; GUSD bus fund slashed
It’s bad news and worse news for Community Colleges and K-12 districts – the latter faring much better than anticipated – after Gov. Jerry Brown announced Tuesday he’s slashing $328 million from elementary and secondary schools.
Hollister driver accused of DUI after fatal wreck
A 19-year-old San Jose man died Sunday night in a single-car wreck on Ferguson Road in Gilroy, according to the CHP.
6-hour standoff ends in capture
A six-hour stalemate turned a Gilroy neighborhood into a scene of blaring megaphones and flashing police lights Wednesday night, as officers used a SWAT team, bomb squad robot and hostage negotiators to coax out an armed, wanted parolee holed up in the attic belonging to a family he barely knew.
Tis the season to shop local
The days until Christmas are getting shorter and shorter. The lines at Gilroy Premium Outlets are getting longer and longer. The Wal-Mart parking lot is zoo.
Officials’ views vary on possible police merger
Hollister council members and county supervisors expressed a variety of perspectives about a consultant's report recommending that the two governments do not fully consolidate law enforcement agencies despite an estimated $316,000 in savings.
Police recover pot marked ‘Purple Cross’ from school playground
Hollister police on Monday found marijuana in a baggie marked “Purple Cross” – which is the local pot dispensary – which had been recovered at an R.O. Harden Elementary School playground, according to a statement.
Scrapbook Dec. 12-16, 2011
HONORS: Noemi Naranjo: Noemi Naranjo was named Gavilan College's Employee of the Month for November 2011. Noemi is a part-time program services specialist in the Public Information Department. She started with the district in 2007.














