Uesugi Farms is going out of business
Uesugi Farms has harvested its last crops.
The large, well-known, family-owned vegetable producer with operations in California—Santa Clara, Contra Costa, San Benito and other counties—and Mexico, is selling off all of its equipment and “winding down” its operations. There will be no spring planting of...
Filings show largest donors in Gilroy council race
Tom Cline has garnered the most cash for his Gilroy City Council bid among the six candidates, campaign finance documents show.
Cline, the owner of Cline Glass Contractors and a Gilroy Garlic Festival board member, has raised $27,345 since March, according to forms filed with...
Rodeo celebrates San Benito County legacy
The 90th San Benito County Saddle Horse Show & Rodeo treated crowds to traditional competition events, performances, exhibitions, demonstrations and vendors at the fairgrounds in Tres Pinos June 28-30.
Participants from youth to seniors competed in barrel racing, bronc riding, bull riding, calf roping, mutton...
County rescinds vaccine verification order
Due to new state rules regarding the wearing of masks in the workplace, Santa Clara County has rescinded its May 18 health order requiring employers to determine workers’ vaccination status.
New regulations approved by the California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and...
Gilroy’s CHEER cleaning up illegal dump in Hollister
The San Benito River meanders under Highway 156 along the western boundary of Hollister, past the city’s waste treatment facility, through farmland and along expanding neighborhoods on its way to connect with the Pajaro River near US 101.
Upstream and downstream from Hollister, blackbirds, meadowlarks,...
Inaugural La Ofrenda Festival supports new scholarship
Gilroy’s inaugural La Ofrenda Festival on Oct. 28 promises not only to be a great time, event director Ruben Dario Villa said, but will also create a lasting legacy.
That’s because the event is raising funds for the endowed Marigold Youth Scholarship, through the Silicon...
Local Scene: Home tour returns; lane closures soon in Gilroy
Home, garden tour with boutique returns
The Gilroy Assistance League’s (GALs) Annual Impressions Home + Garden Tour & Boutique is back for 2022.
Taking place May 6-7, this event is an ideal Mother’s Day weekend outing and is also the major fundraiser for Gilroy Assistance League’s...
Cousins Jesse and Victor Guerrero look to stay unbeaten in next pro boxing bouts
The knockouts keep coming for Jesse James Guerrero. The recent Mount Madonna High School graduate is 4-0 in his brief professional boxing career entering his July 23 bantamweight match in Rosarito, Mexico.
All of his bouts have been in Mexico and all have been decided...
Week begins with more snow in the hills, rain and thunder in the valley
The hills east of San Jose and mountains of San Benito County are likely to see more snow and more windy, dangerous conditions this afternoon, based on the latest winter weather advisory from the National Weather Service.
Forecasters late Sunday, updated this morning, predicted that...
Local Scene: San Ysidro Park cleanup; Gilroy receives $350K for crosswalk
State budget includes $350K for Gilroy crosswalk construction
The City of Gilroy will receive $350,000 from the recently adopted state budget that will fund a new crosswalk in front of the Monterey Gateway Senior Apartments at 6500 Monterey Road.
The project, which is outlined in the...