Haunting myths that bring financial fears
October is the month in which goblins, ghosts, and other frightening things are thematic for all 31 days, closing the month with Halloween. As a retirement planner, I would like to share with clients and readers some financial myths that, if you are tricked into believing them, can haunt you for a long time.
Downtown Gilroy celebrates Gourmet Alley
Downtown Gilroy’s new Gourmet Alley, designed to be a pedestrian friendly corridor, officially opened to the public on Nov. 8.
City officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony in the morning, and resumed the celebration in the evening with the Downtown Business Expo on Gourmet Alley...
Kelly-Moore Paints shuts down all stores
Kelly-Moore Paints, a household word for the past 78 years in residential and commercial paint, has abruptly closed.
With two locations in South County, at 8565 Monterey St. in Gilroy and 820 East Dunne Ave. in Morgan Hill, and 61 stores sprinkled around the San...
New homes offered by Taylor Morrison
Morgan Hill home shoppers can now experience Taylor Morrison’s commitment to quality and modern home designs first-hand at the brand new Madrone Plaza. Offering two distinct product lines to choose from, Madrone Plaza recently began sales of both single-family detached homes and townhomes. Models are currently under construction and will grand open this fall, but home shoppers can visit the community to view the layout, discover amenities and take advantage of pre-model pricing starting from the high $400,000s. The Arbors feature two-story detached homes available in four functional floorplans ranging between 1,503 and 1,617 square feet with up to four bedrooms and two-and-one-half bathrooms. The Villas boast spacious three-story townhome designs ranging in size from 1,775 to 1,929 square feet. Madrone Plaza is located at 130 Cochrane Road, Morgan Hill. Details: Taylor Morrison.com.
City council appoints Morley for Gilroy City Administrator
Gilroy native Matt Morley, a 29-year veteran of local government service, is the city’s new city administrator following a seven-month search to fill the top position at City Hall.
The Gilroy City Council unanimously appointed Morley to the city administrator’s post at the Jan. 5...
Dine to help Habitat for Humanity
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Gilroy invites the
Valley Water postpones decision on homeless encampment ban
The Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors on July 9 held off on a decision regarding an ordinance that would prohibit homeless encampments along waterways in the water district’s jurisdiction.
After hours’ worth of public testimony from speakers on both sides of the...
Valley Water Board elects chair, vice chair for 2025
The Valley Water Board of Directors elected Tony Estremera as the Chair for 2025, and Richard P. Santos as Vice Chair. The board voted on their new officers at the Dec. 10 meeting.
Estremera has been on the Valley Water Board since 1996, and is...


















