Water district, cities tackle homelessness
A report on homelessness in Gilroy this month painted a bleak picture of daily struggles to protect a Gilroy watershed that disrupts and disperses tent communities of homeless people.
At a joint meeting Aug. 21 of the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors...
Everything You Need to Know about the Garlic Festival
Don Christopher, the founder of the country’s biggest garlic producer, Christopher Ranch, started 60 years ago in Gilroy with 12 acres of the spicy bulb, sandwiched between his main crops, lima beans and sugar beets.  The man who was then known as the king of garlic, Joe Gubser, asked Christopher to plant some bulbs for him. He sold the garlic to Gubser for 9 cents a pound.
Haglund leaving post as city administrator
GILROY—After seven years as Gilroy’s city administrator, Tom Haglund will be leaving his post for the Sierras.
Business briefs: Coast reports third quarter results
Coast Distribution System, Inc. recently reported its operating
