New law allows more farmworker housing development in Santa Clara County
Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a new state law that could lead to more farmworker housing development in Santa Clara County.
Assembly Bill 3035 was authored by Assemblymember Gail Pellerin and was inspired by Santa Clara County Supervisor Sylvia Arenas’ Agricultural Worker Housing Initiative, says...
Great last minute stocking stuffers
On Monday, a week before Christmas, the line to pay at Francesca’s Collections boutique store stretched across the store. The Jockey outlet had mostly sold out of seasonal clothing and managers were offering customers a chance to buy presents online at the store and...
Popular taqueria rolls into new home
Hollister–After feeding hungry locals for six years out of a taco truck on San Benito Street, popular El Gruellense has opened a permanent location in Hollister. The restaurant, located at 900 Fourth St., opened last Friday, featuring the usual selection of tacos, burritos and quesadillas.
Rabobank tops in customer satisfaction
California community bank Rabobank, N.A. ranked highest in customer satisfaction among retail banks in California for the second consecutive year, according to a study by J.D. Power and Associates.
New Coldwell associates
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage announced local Realtors Lisa and Greg Gardner have affiliated with the company as sales associates in the Morgan Hill office. Prior to joining Coldwell, the Gardners worked as sales associates for Intero Real Estate in Gilroy, where they specialized in residential home sales. They have been licensed Realtors for more than 22 years. Both Lisa and Greg started in real estate as mortgage brokers before moving into selling homes. Lisa may be reached at (408) 314-5397 and Greg at (408) 500-9579.
Garlic production kicks off, alleviates nationwide shortage
Garlic is back. For now, at least.
Christopher Ranch in Gilroy announced that its garlic harvest season kicked off last week, and the 100 million pounds of its California-grown product will soon fill store shelves nationwide, providing relief for grocers and fans of the so-called...
San Benito County Rodeo is June 28-30
The San Benito County Saddle Horse Show & Rodeo kicked off rodeo week on June 22 with the annual rodeo parade in downtown Hollister.
The procession began with a traditional cattle drive down the middle of San Benito Street, featuring dozens of steers, longhorn cattle...



















