Cheers to police for finding creative ways to combat crime. Installing security cameras at various locations throughout the city will help deter crime, provide evidence when a crime occurs and improve the overall safety for shoppers and residents. The cameras are located at Monterey Road and Third Street, Cosmo and Del Monte avenues (near the site of the Nov. 4, 2011 murder of Tara Romero), on Wright Avenue near Christian Crossroads Church and on Crest Avenue near Galvan Park where Juan Arellano was shot to death outside the apartment complex in October 2009 (the latter one not yet installed).
With ever-dwindling budgets, creative ways like these will only help decrease crime and improve the safety for residents.
And for those worried about Big Brother keeping a watchful eye on us all, that won’t happen. Morgan Hill Capt. Jerry Neumayer said a lack of funds and resource restraints at the police department will prevent that from happening. Police will only monitor the cameras when officers are en route to an incident or to go back and review recorded footage for investigative purposes. “Constant monitoring is not happening,” Neumayer said.
Jeers to Gilroy City Councilman Dion Bracco for not owning up to a mistake he made two decades ago. A felony arrest and conviction for selling methamphetamine should have been disclosed before running for office. One, a lie by omission is still a lie. Two, Americans are a forgiving group, and admitting to a previous lack in judgment, asking for forgiveness and showing remorse are what voters want to see.
For example, then Salinas City Councilman Simon Salinas was arrested for driving under the influence in 1995. Before a jury trial could start, he pleaded guilty. He went on to win the 2000 District 28 State Assembly race against Democrat Jeff Denham. Voters can be forgiving, if told the truth.
Cheers to Live Oak High School wrestlers Amy Fearnside and Isaiah Locsin. Fearnside, a senior, became the first CIF state champion Saturday in Lemoore by beating Arvin freshman Angelica Llanes 9-2 in the 108-pound division. Locsin could become the second. Locsin, the Live Oak sophomore, locked down a second consecutive section title last weekend at Independence High School in San Jose and now moves on to the state finals this weekend in Bakersfield. He is 5-foot, 3-inches tall, weights 113 pounds and his record this year is an astonishing 46-0. To top it off, he has not surrendered an offensive point this season. After a tough loss as a freshman last year at state, Locsin is poised to join Fearnside as state champions.
“I think about it a lot,” he said of last year’s loss. “It motivated me to train my hardest and come back and win it all.”
Congratulations Amy, and good luck, Isaiah.
