THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF MORGAN HILL, GILROY & SAN MARTIN
A supplement to the Gilroy Dispatch & Morgan Hill Times
JANUARY 11, 2019
Weight loss resolutions in the new year
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THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF SAN BENITO COUNTY
JANUARY 11, 2019
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Sex assault suspect is released while police investigate WOMAN SAID SHE HELPED HOMELESS MAN FOR MONTHS Michael Moore Editor
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Accusations that a homeless man sexually assaulted a woman at his makeshift shelter in San Martin remain under investigation, according to authorities. The man has not been charged with a crime, and was released from custody shortly after his arrest last week. The suspect had returned to his shelter on Llagas Avenue, across the street from the San Martin Transfer Station, by the afternoon of Jan. 4. He had been arrested Jan. 2 by Santa Clara County Sheriff ’s deputies after a woman who had been helping him for several months told police that he raped her inside his shelter, the sheriff ’s office reported last week. When visited Jan. 4 by a Times reporter at his shelter—which is made of a series of tarps and shopping carts—the 43-year-old homeless man presented paperwork from Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
PLENTY TO SMILE ABOUT Gilroy Chamber of Commerce President Mark Turner stands in front of new home of Cinelux Theatres in Gilroy.
Cinelux buys Platinum ‘CAFE & LOUNGE’ RENOVATIONS AIM TO TRANSFORM MONTEREY STREET MOVIE HOUSE BY LATE SPRING By Barry Holtzclaw Managing Editor
Gilroy Chamber of Commerce President Mark Turner said the city got an unexpected Christmas gift that will be a big boost for the downtown business corridor in the New Year.
San Jose-based Cinelux Theatres announced it had bought Platinum Theatres at 6851 Monterey St., effective Jan. 1, and would completely renovate the multi-screen movie house. “This will nothing short of a complete remodel to the existing complex, featuring every modern amenity that today's moviegoers expect,” Cinelux said in making the announcement this week. “I can tell you I'm pleased to learn of the plans,” said Turner. “I believe the community will respond well, and of course, this provides more potential for our
restaurants and establishments in the downtown area.” Platinum Theatres showed its last films Dec. 31, and contractors immediately began preparation for the remodeling, which Cinelux said will include new reclining seats, food service accompanied by craft beers and local wines and new Dolby 7.1 sound systems, including “immersive Dolby Atmos sound systems in our two largest auditoriums, with large wall-to-wall curved screens.” The new site, to be called Cinelux Theatres Cafe and
Lounge, just south of 10th Street and next door to Rosso’s Furniture, will feature a redesigned lobby to accommodate the lounge and improved guest service areas. Cinelux owns and operates movie theatres at seven locations in the Bay Area, including its Tennant Station Stadium II movie theater in Morgan Hill. The Gilroy theater is expected to open sometime in late spring. The seven-screen theater will have new carpet, new acoustical ➝ Cinelux, 8
Shutdown impacts local programs VETS, FARMERS, FAMILIES, SMALL BUSINESSES AMONG THOSE AFFECTED By Barry Holtzclaw Managing Editor
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As the federal government shutdown entered its third week with no end in sight, local farmers and home buyers were already feeling the pinch. If the
shutdown continues, a wider range of services will be affected, say Congressional staffers. If you are getting ready to prepare your 2018 federal tax return, the Internal Revenue Service said it was prepared to process returns and refunds at the end of the month. If you are one of approximately 39,000 federal employees in California who are not getting paid, you may still have to go to work. If you are worried about food
stamps, there is only enough money to fund the program through January. The staff of Congressman Jimmy Panetta, whose 20th District includes San Benito County and parts of Gilroy, prepared a report for the Dispatch as of Jan. 8, the date of President Trump’s televised address to the nation. Here is a summary of the shutdown impact, according to Panetta’s staff: The federal Supplemental
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Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, has enough funding to last through the month. Senior administration officials at the U.S. Department of Agriculture said last week they think the program has enough money for January but not enough to cover all benefits in February, a scenario that could lead to a major cutback in benefits for millions, but declined any further public comment. ➝ Shutdown, 4