Rafael Jimenez surveys roof plans for one of the new homes going up in the Oak Commons development on First Street in Gilroy. The first residents moved in earlier this month and when the project is finished, it will include 137 new homes.
The smiles are broad on moms around the South County, as they sip their coffee and chat with friends about what they did for summer vacation while their school children moan and groan about the inevitable essay question.