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Over the last 36 years, the Gilroy Garlic Festival Association has given back more than $10,673,000 to community groups, according to figures released Monday that include this year's disbursements. The association handed out $300,000 to 149 different charities and non-profits after this year’s Garlic Festival, from local sports teams to youth groups, a press release from the association states.

A regional land preservation organization recently purchased a 1,986-acre ranch in west Morgan Hill, pledging to permanently protect the property that includes sweeping views and critical wildlife crossings, as well as homes for native and endangered species.  The Peninsula Open Space Trust announced on April...

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