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Municipal and agricultural rates in the Santa Clara Valley Water District will increase soon due to a large, statewide project aimed at conserving species in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and increasing the state's ability to pump water from the delta.

Say hello to the newest Herbie the bobblehead, the first after a five-year hiatus and the eighth since the festival began producing Herbie dolls in 2002. The newest model sports a raspberry-colored Hawaiian shirt with small white garlic cloves on it, khaki shorts and blue sandals. The Herbie doll costs $20 and can be purchased at the festival’s mercantile, which will have two locations: One on the ranch side, and one on the park side of Christmas Hill Park.

Bay Area teens, rejoice! The Gilroy Garlic Festival's Teen Zone is back for it's second year due to popular demand.

The five judges for 2013's Gilroy Garlic Festival's “Great Garlic Cook-off” competition have been announced. Here's who they are and the knowledge they're bringing.

Oink Oink!

Dennis Harrigan thought he finally arrived - with more than 100 spectators intently watching as he began to prepare his version of Chicken Étoufée on the demonstration stage in the early '90s of the Gilroy Garlic Festival.

When and where: The 2013 35th annual Gilroy Garlic Festival runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, July 26 through Sunday, July 28, at Christmas Hill Park, located in the center of town where Miller Avenue meets Uvas Creek. Gates close at 6 p.m.

Morgan Hill police will conduct a DUI and drivers license checkpoint Friday, July 19 at an undisclosed location inside the city limits.

Motorists and motorcycle riders are not always the most considerate users of the roadways - resulting in a rise in motorcycle-involved crashes over the years and prompting the Gilroy Police Department to take action, according to a GPD press release.