Local seniors celebrate Mexican Independence Day
Gilroy Senior Center participant Antonia Guerrero swings a bat at the piñata to celebrate Mexican Independence Day at the Gilroy Senior Center on Sept. 16. More than 100 seniors attended the event, which included karaoke, a taco lunch provided by the YMCA Senior Nutrition...
Food Truck Fly-In is Nov. 1 at San Martin Airport
The fifth annual San Martin Airport Food Truck Fly-In returns Nov. 1 with a Halloween “Scareport” theme.
For the first time, Food Truck Fly-In attendees are invited to this year’s event to go trick-or-treating. The free community event will also continue to feature its usual...
Statewide cleanup effort includes inaugural ‘Trashure Hunt’
California Coastal Cleanup Day will celebrate its 41st year this September with its first ever “Trashure Hunt,” offering participants the chance to win a variety of prizes by volunteering to pick up litter and garbage at hundreds of locations across the state, organizers announced...
Theme park is a boon for local education, economy
Gilroy Gardens has offered educational programs and youth jobs to thousands of students and generated millions of dollars to the local economy over the past 25 years, according to a recent impact report released by the theme park’s directors and staff.
The inaugural 2024 Gilroy...
Platicando con el Condado en Jan. 24
El condado de Santa Clara presentará una sesión virtual donde usted puede hacer preguntas directamente a los oficiales del condado y la cuidad sobre el COVID-19, las directivas, y otros recursos locales.
Domingo, 24 de enero 2pm a 3pm
Zoom: https://sccgov-org.zoom.us/j/97130881213
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Candidates make their case for Santa Clara County Assessor
Two candidates seeking to become Santa Clara County’s next Assessor emphasized their contrasting backgrounds and visions for modernizing the office during a Meet the Candidate forum Sept. 8 at the Morgan Hill Grange.
Yan Zhao, a Saratoga city council member and two-term mayor, and Neysa...
County opens new substance use recovery center in Gilroy
Santa Clara County on Sept .17 celebrated the opening of a new outpatient clinic in Gilroy that serves people with substance use disorders. The facility and the services it offers are part of the county’s strategy to expand access to vital substance use treatment...
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...
