As May approaches, Cal Fire offers fire prevention tips
With the month of May beginning this week, with its warmer weather, lower humidity and drying vegetation, Cal Fire is urging Bay Area homeowners to do all they can to protect against fire.
“Fires are mostly caused by the human factor,” Cal Fire Battalion Chief...
Guitar Center will remain open after filing for bankruptcy
Guitar Center, which operates a store in Gilroy, announced Nov. 21 that it has filed for bankruptcy, but it will stay open as it pays down its debt.
As part of its “financial restructuring plan” to reduce its debt by nearly $800 million, the Westlake...
Santa Clara County proposes major overhaul of rural, agricultural zoning rules
Santa Clara County is considering sweeping changes to its rural zoning ordinances that would impose new building limits and require mitigation when farmland is converted to non-agricultural uses.
If approved by county supervisors, the new rules could significantly affect wineries and other agricultural operations...
Business Profile: Harvesting Solutions
We promote a re-direction of the county's organic waste stream
Guest View: Building a safer, stronger Anderson Dam for future generations
When I think about Anderson Dam, I think about what it means for the people of Santa Clara County. It is not just a structure holding water, it is a lifeline for our families, businesses, farms and our future. That’s why the seismic retrofit...
Christopher Ranch takes new approach to social media
As the decade turned but the scars of the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting the year before still lingered, Christopher Ranch realized that Gilroy needed something to smile about again.
With people stuck in their homes as the COVID-19 outbreak grips the world, laughter and hope...
Local Scene: Gilroy Garlic sales spike as 49ers head to Super Bowl
Gilroy Garlic sales spike as 49ers head to Super Bowl
Fans of the San Francisco 49ers are hungry for victory—and for garlic, if a recent spike in sales of products from Gilroy-based Christopher Ranch is any indication.
According to a press release from Christopher Ranch, the...
El Pollo Loco reopens months after fire
El Pollo Loco reopened in Gilroy on Sept. 8, seven months after an electrical fire forced a full remodel of the restaurant.
In early February, Gilroy and South Santa Clara County firefighters responded to a fire that had started inside a wall of the restaurant,...
