Tag: santa clara county
County considers new fees for housing
The regional housing crisis may mean new fees for builders in Santa Clara County.
Santa Clara County is considering adding a special fee to all...
CHS student artists honored at county showcase
Christopher High School students Aubriana Drew-Davis and Andrew Zepeda were recently selected as grade level winners in the Santa Clara County Office of Education’s...
No rain may not mean a drought — yet
This may be great weather for weekend fun, but a continued lack of rainfall has state and federal officials worried about a return of...
SV Clean Energy repays $2.7M loan to cities
The cities of Gilroy and Morgan Hill were among 11 Santa Clara County cities, which, along with the county government, last month were repaid...
Nominations open for June primary election
If you have ever considered running for local office in Santa Clara County, now is your chance.
Monday kicked off the nomination period for the...
Gavilan President Kinsella announces retirement
Gavilan College President Steve Kinsella has announced he will retire near the end of June 2016, the official announced by email.
More than 200 gouged in tax mixup
GILROY—The number of low-income homeowners gouged on property tax bills since 2002 has grown to more than 200 and authorities expect more.
Project boosts regional emergency links
GILROY—Gilroy will soon join other Santa Clara County cities in an expanded, regional system of high-tech radio communications that links first responders, law enforcement agencies and the area’s largest transit agency.
Farm bureau hires new director
Jess Brown is the new executive director of the Santa Clara County Farm Bureau, the agricultural organization announced Monday.Brown lives in Santa Cruz and is the head of the Santa Cruz Farm Bureau. He will continue in that role while serving in his new post, the Farm Bureau said in a press release.Brown said he’s excited to help promote area agriculture for the nonprofit that promotes agriculture in Santa Clara County.“I look forward to being a part of the Santa Clara County Farm Bureau; I've admired the organization for many years,” Brown said. “I already know and respect a number of local growers and am excited about working with them to promote and protect the illustrious history of agriculture in Santa Clara County,” the new executive director said.“We feel fortunate to have someone with Brown's experience and familiarity with local agricultural issues as our executive director,” Farm Bureau President Erin Gil said.Previously, Brown worked on the development of a map that lists the locations and products of all farms in Santa Clara, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties that sell directly to the public, the press release states.Brown has served in leadership roles on boards of multiple local nonprofits, according to the press release. He is taking over from former executive director Elizabeth Gabrio, who started with the bureau in August 2014.
Escar-gone: Mysterious Gilroy snail-kill probed
GILROY— Sleuths at the Santa Clara County Agricultural Commissioner’s office are investigating the mysterious deaths of at least 1,000 European brown snails in a Gilroy business park.
