CA Attorney General intervenes in Amah Mutsun lawsuit
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is stepping in on behalf of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band in their lawsuit against San Benito County to stop the embattled Betabel Road commercial development project, according to a motion filed by Bonta’s office on March 23. The...
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.
Insurance scammers face sentencing this week
In two separate Santa Clara County workers’ compensation insurance fraud cases, a child therapist and San Jose father and son business owners will face serious sentences for committing felony fraud, according to authorities.
Mark Anthony Ramos, 50, of Escondido, owner of Stars Bay Area Therapy...
Local Scene: Line dancing, growing vegetables
Line dancing in San Martin
Enjoy line dancing every Monday from 6-8pm, at the San Martin Lions Club, 12415 Murphy Ave., San Martin. Beginners start at the beginning of the hour. Cost is $5. Details: Denise Vaccaro, [email protected], 650.400.6944.
Grow vegetables from seedLearn how to grow...
The Smithsonian comes to Gilroy
The community room of the Gilroy Library transformed into a walk-through installation on Nov. 5, depicting the life of civil rights champion and co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union, Dolores Huerta, who coined the phrase, “Sí se puede” (Yes, we can).
Huerta briefly taught...
Building futures together
Learning Services Corporation has continued to build futures for people with acquired brain injuries in Gilroy for more than 25 years. Pictured are KayRee Shreeve, program manager, Prandy Kelly, case manager, Eleanor Saavedra, program nurse, Guadalupe Zambrano, managing lead, Lindsey L’Amoreaux, day program coordinator, and Rebecca Kurumada, national director of marketing. The ribbon-cutting was held Jan. 12. For more information, call (408) 848-4379.
VTA approves design contract for Coyote Valley wildlife crossing
Now that a design contract has was approved this month for a new wildlife crossing in Coyote Valley, conservationists and transportation planners expect that construction on the project could begin by 2028.
The wildlife crossing is proposed to provide infrastructure for safe passage for animals...
Amid fears of ICE, farmers markets see mixed impact
On a normal Friday afternoon, the farmers market in downtown Watsonville—which draws vendors and customers from Hollister, Gilroy and beyond—is a bustling, joyous event, with gaggles of children playing in a bounce house and families happily in long lines to purchase fresh produce and...
