We take a look at some of the biggest stories of the week. This
week: After much debate, fireworks go on sale and the crop report
shows increased revenue.
1. Fireworks go on sale
The 16 fund-raising groups that won the public safety debate over fireworks began selling the controversial combustibles this morning.
Ed Jensen – father of Gilroy High School quarterback Jamie Jensen – said Monday he would rise early this morning to open the GHS Quarterback Club’s stand on 10th Street. After a slight struggle with City Hall last week, the kiosk’s shutters will swing open at 9 a.m. and remain so for about 12 hours, Jensen said. The city allows sales until 10 p.m., giving vendors plenty of time to make trips back and forth to Gene Della Maggiore’s warehouse in southwest Gilroy, where the wholesaler apportions “safe and sane” fireworks for the community vendors.
“I’ll get there early Tuesday morning and help set up, but then I’m off to work,” Jensen said. “My big shift’s on the Fourth.”
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Also with this story, a video of volunteers and customers talking about what fireworks sales mean to them.
2. Nursery crops, mushrooms and bell peppers top county crop list
Santa Clara County agriculture grew 4.3 percent in 2007, with nursery crops, mushrooms and bell peppers holding strong as the top three crops in the county.
The total gross value of the county’s agricultural production for 2007 was $254,926,200, up 4.3 percent from $244,460,880 in 2006.
The previous year, county crop values dipped 3 percent from $252,281,650 in 2005 to $244,460,8800 in 2006.
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