Scanning the Gilroy radar screen in the Crusader's cave, a couple things popped-up post-Thanksgiving that need mention. Recently, I initiated the Gilroy TRASH award (unTidy Residences Antagonizing Sensible Homes). The qualification for a Gilroy Crusader TRASH award nomination is any residential property in Gilroy on which there exists a condition described as Gilroy residents who let rundown vehicles, overgrown weeds or excessive trash pile up on their front yards that meet the criteria of blighted property according to the Gilroy blight ordinance code.
Gilroy – The Northern California Renaissance Faire is returning to Casa de Fruta for a fourth run next September, but if attendance doesn't improve dramatically, the production company that rescued the fair may have to give up.