Senate Passes Bill to Fight Sharpshooter, Sudden Oak Death
Syndrome and West Nile
The U.S Senate has passed an appropriations bill including $37 million to help California farmers fight pests and disease. The bill contains $26.4 million to fight the glassy-winged sharpshooter, a pest deadly to vineyards.
California grape growers already tax themselves to fight the malady, Pierce’s disease, carried by the sharpshooter. The bill also provides $3 million to eradicate Sudden Oak Death Syndrome and $100,000 to battle West Nile virus
Wells Fargo gives $30,000 to South
County Housing
South County Housing Corporation received a $30,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Bank Foundation to help fund its programs for low-income families in Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz, and Monterey counties.
“Wells Fargo has always valued South County Housing’s business and is proud to support your …mission to provide safe and affordable housing to low-income households,” Wells Fargo Vice President Lori Saito said in announcing the grant.
“The families served by South County Housing will be benefit greatly from Wells Fargo’s commitment to community development,” said Dennis Lalor, executive director of South County Housing. “Wells Fargo’s investment in the community through this grant represents a natural partnership fostering greater financial awareness, household stability, and brighter futures for low-income families.”
The Wells Fargo grant will support South County Housing’s Financial Fitness program. The program seeks to help families in its housing developments access and achieve economic opportunity and security through knowledge. The classes are designed to improve lives by teaching families about financial matters, including banking, loans, savings and checking accounts, how to save for a home or higher education, money management, budgeting, and maintaining good credit.
Since 1979, South County Housing has built more than 2,000 homes and apartments, with a total construction value in excess of $316 million, in the four-county region, including low-income housing in Morgan Hill.
Man arrested after reporting fire
Gilroy – A 35-year-old man high on methamphetamine went to Gilroy Police Department Monday night claiming he had to set his residence on fire to escape gang members who were threatening his life.
However, when officers went to the scene shortly after 5pm, they found nothing but two old fire extinguishers.
“He’s been up for two days and is a little paranoid,” explained Sgt. Jim Gillio. Michael Casas was arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of methamphetamine.
