Conservation groups buy 668 acres of South Valley farmland
Three connected agricultural properties straddling the border of San Benito and Santa Clara counties were recently purchased by conservation organizations, ensuring the lands totaling more than 600 acres will remain an active link in a vital regional ecosystem.
The Peninsula Open Space Trust on Oct....
Fuzio becomes The Good Fork
Maurizio Cutrignelli recently closed Fuzio and has now opened a new restaurant in the same location called The Good Fork, a California bistro bar and grill. The menu includes California cuisine with a European flare, using farm to table vegetation from local farmers. Shawn Paul is the Executive Chef of The Good Fork and has a long career in the culinary industry; he has gained valuable experience working for premier Bay Area and New York restaurants including Bistro Jeanty, 1300 on Fillmore, Paladin and Chez Papa Bistro in addition to stints at Michelin-rated restaurants in France and England. Details: www.thegoodforkbistro.com or 408-779-3200.
City council gives homeless 90 days to leave Sixth Street encampment
Since Valley Water evicted dozens of unhoused residents of Gilroy from the water district’s properties along local creeks in November, many have relocated to a growing encampment on Sixth Street near Camino Arroyo Drive.
On Feb. 9, the Gilroy City Council voted 4-2 to give...
Demonstration Garden opens for the season
In April, Brenden Zimmer, chief gardener, cut the red ribbon officially opening the growing/selling season for the Demonstration Garden in Gilroy. Joining Zimmer were community volunteers and Demonstration Garden supporters including Ronald and Ann Marie Welten and Marcia Queen.
Gilroy Measure C public safety tax shy of two-thirds majority
The Gilroy Measure C quarter-cent sales tax for public safety is heavily favored by voters in the initial results posted by the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters office, but the count is shy of the two-thirds majority needed for passage.
As of 9pm, 60.54%...
Central Coast is target of FDA romaine lettuce probe
Lettuce growers along the Central Coast, including San Benito County, were in the cross-hairs of federal investigators Monday, Nov. 26, less than a week after the government warned consumers, grocers and restaurants nationwide to destroy all romaine lettuce.
In a statement, the U.S. Food and...
