Business Briefs: Salinas chamber honors Gilroy native
The Salinas Chamber of Commerce honored Gilroy native Kristina
Bookstore prepares for final chapter
The final chapter of BookSmart may soon be written.
Citing mounting debt following a move from downtown Morgan Hill to East Dunne Avenue, BookSmart owners Brad Jones and Cinda Meister face the imminent closure of their Morgan Hill mainstay.
“It’s heartbreaking,” Meister said. “This is our...
Morgan Hill Mushroom Festival returns with focus on community, scholarships
The annual Morgan Hill Mushroom Festival is set to return May 24-25 at the Morgan Hill Downtown Amphitheater and surrounding area, bringing with it an enhanced focus on community involvement and educational scholarships while celebrating the region's fungal heritage.
The festival, which has been running...
County pushes new sales tax after federal cuts
Santa Clara County supervisors voted unanimously today to ask voters to approve new sales taxes that will place half the county in the double digit bracket. The higher taxes are needed to close a projected billion-dollar budget shortfall they say is the result of...
Garlic harvest beats expectations
With nearly 105 million pounds of garlic consisting of more than one billion bulbs, Christopher Ranch’s 2022 season is the strongest it has been in recent years.
Ken Christopher, executive vice president of the Gilroy-based company, said ideal weather conditions, such as a cool winter...
Santa Clara County Fair moves to August
The Santa Clara County Fairgrounds Management Corporation (SCCFMC) announced this week that starting this year, the Santa Clara County Fair will move to the third week of August as part of a long-term strategy to secure essential vendors and ensure the fair’s continued success,...
Amah Mutsun Land Trust names new director
The Amah Mutsun Land Trust board of directors appointed Noelle Chambers as its new executive director.
Chambers is the former Vice President of Conservation at Peninsula Open Space Trust, where she worked for 20 years and helped execute the successful protection and transfer of 30,000...
Downtown Gilroy pop up gallery features new exhibition by Summer Wright
A new solo exhibition featuring emerging artist Summer Wright is on view at the Be Seen Pop Up Gallery in downtown Gilroy. Wright’s exhibition, titled “Love Grows,” will be open on select days through March 21.
The Be Seen Pop Up Gallery is located at...
Dialysis workers strike includes South County facilities
Tuesday is day two of a strike by more than 500 dialysis caregivers over what they say are unfair labor practices at their clinics.
Workers rallied at Fresenius Kidney Care Brentwood Park in Brentwood and at Satellite Healthcare Blossom Valley in San Jose between 11am...





















