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THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF SAN BENITO COUNTY
OCTOBER 19, 2018
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SC COUNTY SAYS IT WILL CONTINUE SERVICES AT O’CONNOR, SAINT LOUISE Bryce Stoepfel Reporter
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Santa Clara County's $235 million bid to buy St. Louise and O'Connor hospitals, if accepted, will not negatively affect services offered at the hospitals, pledged County Executive Jeff Smith in an interview this week. That's the good news for patients. For employees, uncertainty surrounds collective bargaining agreements currently in place, and pensions will be decided by a U.S. bankruptcy court. Smith this week said all St. Louise and O'Connor employees would become employees of Santa Clara County if the purchase of the hospitals from Verity Health Systems goes through. Contracts with Service Employees International UnionUnited Healthcare and
CALAVERAS Local artist Nacho Moya showcases some of his Dia de los Muertos-themed artwork at the community ofrenda and art exhibit at the Gilroy Center for the Arts.
Artists honor the dead GCA DISPLAYS DIA DE LOS MUERTOS ALTARS AND ART By Debra Eskinazi Magazine and Features Editor
Nearly six years have passed since Maria Salazar Mancias has lost her father Abel Salazar. Her dad, Macias said, was involved in the early formation of the United Farm Workers movement because of his desire to improve the lives of farm workers.
“He was an activist back in the day and his face was on the bumper sticker,” said Macias pointing to a bumper sticker that read “Don’t buy non-UFW Grapes” on the ofrenda (altar) she was setting up at the Gilroy Center for the Arts which paid homage to her deceased relatives. This was the first time Macias would prepare an offering during Dia de los Muertos. For the last seven years, exhibit coordinators Sharon Albert and Angelina Rojas have
been providing a space for a communal observance of Dia de los Muertos at the Gilroy Center for the Arts. The event kicked off Sunday, Oct. 14 and continues until Nov. 3, with a special event to be held Oct. 27. Commonly observed throughout Mexico and Central America, Dia de los Muertos is traditionally a Meso-American celebration where indigenous groups, including Aztec, Maya and Toltec, honor the memory of their loved ones who had since passed.
The Day of the Dead, as it is known, was originally celebrated as a summer harvest festival during what is now known as August. Not surprisingly, the Spaniards, who conquered Mexico in the 1500s didn’t find value in the pagan ritual and looked down upon the practice. The summer harvest festival was gradually incorporated into the Catholic observances of All Saints and All Souls days in early November. ➝ Day of the Dead, 12
Rossi takes aim at Borgioli’s character TWO ARE VYING FOR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SEAT Scott Forstner Reporter
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In an otherwise cordial candidate forum, held Oct. 8 at Ann Sobrato High School in Morgan Hill, incumbent Claudia Rossi went on the offensive, questioning the character and judgment of Gino Borgioli, her lone opponent
in the race for the District 7 seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Education. Rossi held little back as she lambasted Borgioli, who she accused of being covertly involved in an unsuccessful recall movement of former Morgan Hill Unified School Board President Bob Benevento; a co-conspirator in the offensive emails doled out by current MHUSD Trustee David Gerard; and unsupportive of former MHUSD trustee Amy Porter-Jensen when she felt
harassed by a local activist who is now running for a seat on the MHUSD board. “We can’t be held accountable if we don’t admit to our misdeeds,” said Rossi, who divided her time between answering prepared questions asked by Sobrato students and reminding the 100 or so audience members of Borgioli’s past actions while on the MHUSD Board of Trustees. Each candidate was given one minute to answer each question. Borgioli is in his final year of a
four-year term on the same local school board that Rossi served on prior to winning the county seat in 2014. “I’m not gonna let (Rossi) get away with a bunch of lies. I did not lead a recall campaign. That was done by community members,” said Borgioli, who also denied being part of the 2015 email scandal stating he was only “cc’d” on the unsavory correspondences authored by Gerard. The ➝ Forum, 2
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