Local Open Space Advocacy Group Announces Name Change, New Leader

The Land Trust of Santa Clara Valley, formerly Silicon Valley Land Conservancy, is a nonprofit whose renaming and reorganization commenced as part of an overall plan to preserve and protect the remaining agriculture and open space in Santa Clara County, as well as the adjacent counties. The new executive director, Greg Leonard, is a local food systems crusader and grew up working his grandfather’s farm fields in the "Valley of Heart’s Delight".
LTSCV Website: http://www.landtrustscv.org/
Press Release: http://www.prweb.com/releases/landtrustscv/2017-10/prweb14809463.htm#!

Gilroy: the South Bay's Napa, or Anaheim?

Here’s a link to a Los Angeles Times article from Sept 24th 2017 which discusses the Anaheim-Disney relationship. Gilroy, pay attention. Don't let big business exploit the Garlic City.
Is Disney paying its share in Anaheim? The money battle outside the Happiest Place on Earth.

Part of the Reason GGS Submitted Measure H to the Voters...

and it Passed with 2/3 of the Vote

Here’s a link to a Gilroy Dispatch article from June 30th 2017 which discusses Gilroy’s 2.1% growth in the past year:  
G-Town: The County's Fastest Growing City