THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF MORGAN HILL, GILROY & SAN MARTIN
OCTOBER 26, 2018
A supplement to the Gilroy Dispatch & Morgan Hill Times
A new vision for yoga and relaxation arrives to South Valley
Goat yoga arrives without skipping a bleat
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OCTOBER 26, 2018
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Illegal RVs are new headache for city Crēdo Studio adds more cultural arts to the region NATURAL FOODS STORE P8 | MERLOT MINUTE P16
CITY COUNCIL INCLUDES COUNCILMAN BRACCO IN TOWING WORK By Jaqueline McCool Reporter
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Barry Holtzclaw
A drive by any major parking lot in Gilroy may reveal a familiar site: large recreational vehicles out of shape and parked in one shaded corner, sometimes for several days. The phenomenon has become a growing nuisance for merchants and a health and enforcement headache for the city. It’s a new cat-andmouse routine for police and the itinerant homeless. In August, Police Chief Scot Smithee gave a “Quality of Life” report to the council, in which he mapped out a plan to decrease homelessness in the city. Smithee told the council that the police department was dealing with an increase in recreational vehicles that violated city codes and needed to be towed. At the Oct. 15 City Council meeting, the council approved an increase in fees from $500 to $1,000
FINAL TOUCHES Italian muralist Gianni Martino paints final strokes on his giant mural off Monterey Street in Gilroy.
Mural celebrates wine GILROY GREETS NEW MURAL SPOTLIGHTING REGIONAL WINERIES By Barry Holtzclaw Managing Editor
In case you missed it, there is a new mural in town, and this week Gilroy’s downtown business community celebrated it with a ribbon cutting.
The sprawling colorful mural celebrates the wineries of Santa Clara Valley, and is located on the north side of the CMAP TV building at 7500 Monterey St. Commissioned by the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce, the mural was painted by the same Italian artist who created the now-iconic “Garlic City” mural across the parking lot in the heart of downtown. The Chamber hosted a ribbon-cutting at the mural on Oct. 23. Mark Turner, president and
CEO of the Chamber, was enthusiastic about the work of Gianni Martino, who paid his own way from Torino, Italy, to complete the month-long project just in time for this week’s celebration. He painted the other mural in 1993, and the styles of the two are very similar. Turner said he chose Martino because his was the low bid for the project, and also so the parking lot offers passersby a visually matched pair of wall-size postcards. The new mural features names
of the more than 20 wineries in the Santa Clara Valley, surrounding Gilroy and Morgan Hill, plus other sponsors, which include downtown businesses, wineries and Realtors. Martino also has painted the signage for the Fifth Street Coffee Roasting Company across the street, whose inside wall includes a giant portrait of owner Yolanda Castaneda, also painted by Martino. ➝ Mural, 19
Blankley, Bracco collect more money IN THE RACE FOR CITY COUNCIL TWO CANDIDATES HAVE OUT-RAISED THE OTHER HOPEFULS Jaqueline McCool Reporter
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The competitive race for four open City Council seats continues to tighten as candidates continue to raise large war chests. Two incumbents, Dion Bracco
and Marie Blankley, are the top campaign fundraisers. Bracco and Blankley are each running for re-election to a fouryear council term. All campaign contribution filings are available to the public, at the city clerk’s office or through the City of Gilroy’s online election portal. The Dispatch pulled some filings and spoke to candidates about notable contributions\. To view a complete list of filings, visit https://
www.cityofgilroy.org/362/ Elections-Voter-Information Incumbent Dan Harney and challenger Carol Marques are vying for a two-year seat on the council. Harney has outraised Marques, almost doubling her contribution total.
Dan Harney
Harney has outraised Marques in the battle for the two-year seat with a total of $18,840 in monetary contributions. Some notable filings includ
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$500 from Deborah M. Sorrenso Corona, sales manager for Kiper Homes; $100 from Morgan Hill City Councilmember Larry Carr; $200 from South Valley Property Management; $750 from the James Group; $750 from Reggeri-Jensen-Azar Planners; $300 from Hewell & Sheedy Construction; $500 from Bruce’s Tire Inc.; and $500 from Alpine Landscapes. Harney said he has taken ➝ Campaign Money, 11