Business Briefs: Landscaper wins prestigious award
Houle L/M Inc. received several beautification awards from
Business association presents check to Ashford’s Heirlooms
The Gilroy Downtown Business Association presented a $4,000 check to Linda and Kelsy Ashford on Jan. 26, to help pay for the years-long retrofit of the historic Ashford’s Heirlooms building at 7547 Monterey St.
The funds, which were partly raised during the Gourmet Alley Urban...
Supporters of downtown Gilroy restaurant urge city council to reverse parklet decision
Supporters of a downtown restaurant are decrying the Gilroy City Council’s December decision to not extend the business’ permit for an outdoor dining area.
Station 55 Seafood and Mexican Cocina’s “parklet,” a barricaded seating area that extends into parking spots on Fifth Street, was constructed...
Secrets robo-advisor sites are keeping from you
Everything is going digital. There are even companies that sell a suite of services called “robo-advisors” that offers subscribers a “low-cost, algorithm-derived, passive strategic asset allocation.” Service providers claim that using their technology platform, investors no longer need to use a financial advisor.
Counting on sheep
As vineyard manager at the 7,000-acre Paicines Ranch in San Benito County, Kelly Mulville has a rather significant task: he’s trying to practice organic, regenerative farming on 25 acres of vines while surrounded by hundreds of acres of vineyards being conventionally farmed.
“Our underlying philosophy...
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...















