State Fund Helps Gilroy Shooting Victims FUND ALSO GIVES to Help
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1 THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF MORGAN HILL, GILROY & SAN MARTIN A SPECIAL EDITION OF SOUTH VALLEY AND SAN BENITO MAGAZINES SPECIAL MAGAZINE Gavilan College celebrates centennial INSIDE THIS ISSUE A CENTURY OF LEARNING GAVILAN COLLEGE TURNS 100 A supplement to the Gilroy Dispatch, Morgan Hill Times & Hollister Free Lance Free & Hollister A supplement to the Gilroy Hill Times Dispatch, Morgan ESTABLISHED 1868 A New SV Media publication Friday, August 23, 2019 gilroydispatch.com • Vol. 152, No. 34 • $1 GILROY FESTIVAL SHOOTING State fund helps Gilroy shooting victims FUND ALSO GIVES to help. The California Mary Thomson, spokes- “Even if they aren’t feel- MONEY FOR FREE Victim Compensation person for the compensa- ing the stress of this today, MORE STORIES INSIDE COUNSELING Board offers help to peo- tion board, said that the they should still apply ple with physical injuries Sacramento-based board because it opens up the win- Counseling P4 as well as counseling for had received over 500 dow,” said Thomson. “If they Jaqueline McCool Burials P8 Reporter attendees suffering from applications for aid from start the application and we save it in our files, then they Some survivors of the trauma-related conditions survivors of the Gilroy Christmas Hill Park P8 come back later and apply.” Gilroy Garlic Festival that could linger for years. shooting as of Aug. 19. She Compensation is avail- Gun insurance P10 shooting had no health in- The festival killer urged anyone who attended able to all survivors of the surance. Others face high took the lives of Stephen the festival to apply imme- shooting, even if they are Festival statement P12 deductibles or copays and Romero, 6, Keyla Salazar, diately, because the psycho- not California residents. long-term recovery bills. 13, and Trevor Irby, 25, and logical effects of the trauma Christopher video P12 State funds are available wounded 13 others. come be felt later. ➝ Victims’ Fund, 10 Headline Schools First Day welcome xxx xxxx students COUNSELING IS OFFERED TO ALL STAFF, STUDENTS IN GILROY’S FIRST WEEK Preparations for this school year in Gilroy began under extraordinary conditions. Schools that had served as command centers, evacuation sites and counseling centers after the horrific mass shooting of July 28 removed yellow tape, adjusted to road closures, spruced up their classrooms and playgrounds and focused on providing continuing counseling for staff and students who needed it. Counseling was a big part of the opening days, Aug.14-16, and community mental health services helped ease the way for families still Barry Holtzclaw reeling from the shock of the mass shooting. Credit The opening days appeared to be busi- ness as usual, with new shoes, new outfits and many new students among the nearly SCHOOL SCOOTER Second-grader Carter Murray leads the way to Glen View Elementary School in Gilroy, followed by 12,000 Gilroy students at the school district’s his sister, Kennedy, and his mom, Katey Creswell, under the watchful eye of crossing guard Randy Guerrieo. 15 schools. St. Louise is possible housing site PROPERTY NEXT TO ST. Property adjacent to two the homeless community, I know a Change.org petition implor- LOUISE AND DEPAUL recently acquired health facili- we need to start to prioritize the ing the board to consider the COULD BE LOW-INCOME ties in the South County—at opportunities on county land.” property for future housing. As HOUSING SITES St. Louise Regional Hospital in In a memo to the board, of Aug. 19, the online signature Gilroy and the DePaul Health Chavez urged the county to focus drive had gathered upward of Kyle Martin Center in Morgan HIll—are on five empty sites near some of 1,200 names. Reporter among those being considered its medical facilities, including “All it takes is three of the five as low-income housing locations. Valley Medical Center in central By the end of 2018, Santa Clara supervisors to say, ‘Yes, let’s set “We already own vacant land San Jose and the county’s newly County had allocated a quarter this up,’” she said in an inter- right next to the hospitals and acquired St. Louise Regional of its $950 million Measure A view. “If they won’t do something clinics. I think it would be good Hospital in Gilroy and De Paul immediately, we’re going to keep housing bond to create or reno- locations to be considered for dis- Health Center in Morgan Hill. on this.” vate nearly 2,000 homes in six lo- abled housing, for example, and Some members of the public Not everyone’s on board with cal cities. people who are medically fragile,” used the discussion as another turning the fairgrounds into a Now, after a unanimous vote County Supervisor Cindy Chavez chance to persuade the board by the Board of Supervisors last said from the dais before she and to also consider building homes housing hub, however. Shaunn week, it’s trying to find county- her colleagues took a vote on the at the Santa Clara County Cartwright slammed it as a “relo- owned lands on which to build plan at an Aug. 13 meeting. Fairgrounds. cation plan” for the homeless. below-market-rate housing for “Now that we’ve had plenty De Anna Mirzadegan, a When asked about the petition, the region’s poorest residents. of success approving housing for Willow Glen resident, launched ➝ County Housing, 2 6 58015 02001 0 Experience Santa Cruz Cannabis New State-of-the-Art Location Original Location 533 Ocean St. • Santa Cruz 3600 Soquel Ave. • Santa Cruz 8am – 9pm Daily 8am – 10pm Daily Valid ID Required | All 21+ Welcome | 18+ Medical Licenses: A-10-17-0000003-TEMP • A-10-17-0000002-TEMP 4 Open 4th of July 4 10am to 5 pm GILROY DISPATCH AUGUST 23, 2019 GILROY FESTIVAL SHOOTING Counseling is extended SINCE 1927 for festival attendees SCHOOLS END counseling services for with continuing issues to Bourbon students, families and call 1-408-295-2656. “If Try Bonanza ON-SITE AID staff at several Gilroy you were at the Gilroy Our NEW 10% OFF ANY FOR PEOPLE schools, Supt. 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Gilroy for anyone affect- going to have students “I think everybody Butternut ed by the July 28 mass coming to school upset. should try to take advan- Rombauer shooting at the Gilroy Cabernet Sauvignon We know we're going to tage of the [counseling] Sauvignon Blanc Garlic Festival. $ 99 SAVE have families anxious services that are being 9 750 ml $4.00 $ 99 Professional coun- 18 750 ml about dropping their chil- offered,” the mayor told Reg. $13.99 selors with the coun- And Yes We Carry dren off, and we're going the national radio audi- the Whole Line ty’s Behavioral Health to support them in every ence. “Whether it’s pro- Quintessa Services will offer free way that we can.” fessionally, through the counseling services New Vintage Just Arrived Flowers The school district services that are cur- 4-8pm Tuesday, Aug. 20 SAVE Pinot Noir provided a training ses- rently being offered, $ 99 $ and Thursday Aug. 22, 750 20.00 From Sonoma sion for all staff members or if you wanted to do 159ml or From Russian River at 1215 First St., Gilroy. The Best Reg. $179.99 $ 99 SAVE on Aug. 12 on trauma something privately or if Dan’s Favorite 39 750 ml $10.00 Drop-ins are welcomed. and behavior. you just want to reach Reg. $49.99 County officials said Mix & 10% OFF Any ‘Non-Ad’ 4-Bottle Purchase Individuals seek- out to a close friend, a Match! Friday that they had ing assistance in coping confidant, and just talk expected counseling ser- with the trauma of the about your feelings. I do vices to continue in local Garlic Festival shooting think counseling can be Gourmet Meat Dan K’s schools, provided by the also may turn to a county effective.” Check Out Smoked Gilroy Unified School document, “Supporting Christmas HIll Park Department District with profession- Wellness and Recovery remained closed Aug. 19, Our New Freezer Salmon! als from the Rebekah in Gilroy.” as police and the FBI South County’s Best Children’s Home and Behavioral health ser- continued to process the Community Solutions in vices staff said a 24-hour expansive crime scene for Gilroy. Disaster Distress evidence in the shooting, School officials, how- Helpline is available which claimed four lives, ever, said in-school at 1-800-985-5990 or including the shooter, counseling was discon- text TALKWITHUS and injured 13 people, tinued Aug. 16, after to 66746; press 2 for some of them seriously. three weeks. Beginning Spanish. Some unclaimed prop- Monday, Aug. 19, “people The Victim Services erty remained at the requesting counseling Unit of the Santa park, and authorities support will be referred Clara County District reminded the public that to our partner agencies,” Attorney’s office, which people seeking property the school district said in had provided counseling abandoned at the festi- a statement.