THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF MORGAN HILL, GILROY & SAN MARTIN
A supplement to the Gilroy Dispatch & Morgan Hill Times
JUNE 14, 2019
Concours brings rare vehicles to golf course ELEGANT RIDES
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Coyote Creek Concours benefits local nonprofit
CALENDAR OF EVENTS P8 | GARDENING P16 | REAL ESTATE P19
FIRE RESTRICTIONS P2 | DRESSBARN TO CLOSE P9 | RATTLESNAKE BITES P10
THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF SAN BENITO COUNTY
JUNE 14, 2019
ESTABLISHED 1868
Horse show, rodeo returns with new activities A New SV Media publication Friday, June 14, 2019 A supplement to the Hollister Free Lance
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Saddle Horse Show & Rodeo returns for 86th year
Council budgets for two officers CALENDAR OF EVENTS P8 | GARDENING P16 | REAL ESTATE P19
$134 MILLLION SPENDING PLAN APPROVED IN A SPLIT VOTE Jaqueline McCool Reporter
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The Gilroy City Council approved the 2020-2021 budget at June 3 on 5-2 vote, with council members Marie Blankley and Dion Bracco voting not to approve the budget. The new $134 million spending plan will focus on “preparing to meet tomorrow’s service demand through prioritizing customer service, economic development, public safety and infrastructure improvements in a fiscally responsible manner,” said Rachelle Bedell, community engagement officer for the city, The city expects total revenues of $144,926,190 for the fiscal year that begins July 1, and projects a drop in revenues, to $132,842,432 for the 2021 fiscal year. Because of that, the expenditures outlined in the budget will be cut by more than $10 million, ➝Budget, 11
COMMENCEMENT SELFIE Gilroy graduate Daniel Viscarra’s big day is captured in a selfie on June 7.
City celebrates grads NEARLY 900 GRADUATE FROM GILROY, GECA, CHRISTOPHER AND MT. MADONNA HIGH SCHOOLS Scott Forstner Reporter
Nearly 900 Gilroy Unified School District graduates took part in four different commencement ceremonies throughout town as members of the graduating class of 2019 earned their high school diplomas under sunshine and warm temperatures “I am very proud of the Class of 2019, and excited to see how they
build on the strong foundations formed in Gilroy’s schools,” said district board president James Pace, who sat front and center with his board colleagues as well as district and site staff during the commencement ceremonies. “These students have proven themselves to be curious, innovative, hard-working and caring. I’m sure they will represent Gilroy well in the years ahead.” Both Christopher High School, with 360 graduates, and Gilroy High School, with 327 graduates, held graduations in a garden setting within the main quads of their respective campuses.
John A. Perales Jr., who is bound for Northwestern University in Illinois, was the class of 2019 valedictorian and Gabriel Campuzano was the salutatorian for Christopher, while USC-bound Diego Hsu was the 2019 class valedictorian and Santa Clara-bound Christopher Arellano Reyes was the salutatorian for Gilroy High School. Nationally recognized Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy awarded 32 diplomas to its graduates, who spent their high school years attending classes on Gavilan College’s main campus in Gilroy.
MORE GRADUATION DAY FEATURES INSIDE: Text of student commencement speeches, Pages 6,11 Graduation photos, Pages 14, 15
Mt. Madonna Continuation High School capped off the week of graduation ceremonies with a 133-student commencement for its class of 2019.
Panetta asks feds to scratch drilling PLAN WOULD OPEN FEDERAL LAND IN CA TO NEW OIL, GAS EXPLORATION Barry Holtzclaw Managing Editor
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Congressmember Jimmy Panetta on June 7 called on the federal Bureau of Land Management to halt any plans to move forward with the proposal to open hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands and mineral estate in San Benito County and other areas
along the central coast of California to new oil and gas drilling. Panetta, whose 20th District includes part of Gilroy and all of San Benito County, wrote to BLM Acting State Director Joe Stout and Central Coast Field Office (CCFO) Field Manager Ben Blom, citing concerns about the proposal’s impact on wildlife habitats and air and water quality. The Democratic congressman also stressed that the proposal stands in direct opposition to California’s efforts to develop a clean energy economy. “I request
that you do not proceed with the CCFO proposal to open new lands for oil and gas leasing and development, ensuring the central coast of California can continue aggressively pursuing policies that protect the state’s critical natural resources and support a sustainable future,” he wrote. On May 9, the BLM released a Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and Final Environmental Impact Statement, which would open more than 700,000 acres of public land across 11 counties in
California, including Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz counties, to oil and gas lease sales. If this plan were to go forward, it would end a five-year moratorium on oil and gas leasing of federal land and mineral estate in California, which has been in effect since 2013. The deadline to file a protest on the proposal is Sunday, June 9. More information on the proposal can be found at https://www.blm.gov/ press-release/central-coast-fieldoffice-releases-final-environmental-analysis-oil-and-gas
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