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THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF MORGAN HILL, GILROY & SAN MARTIN

MAY 18, 2018

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A supplement to the Gilroy Dispatch & Morgan Hill Times

Homes and gardens of Aromas and Gilroy

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THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF MORGAN HILL, GILROY & SAN MARTIN

MAY 18, 2018

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A supplement to the Gilroy Dispatch & Morgan Hill Times

Homes and gardens of Aromas and Gilroy

Mother’s Day Tours

South Valley Magazine INSIDE THIS ISSUE

THIS WEEK: St. Josephs puts gifts under the tree

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THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF SAN BENITO COUNTY

MAY 18, 2018

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A supplement to the Hollister Free Lance

$1 • Friday, May 11, 2018 • Vol. 124, No. 19 • morganhilltimes.com • Serving Morgan Hill since 1894

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THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF SAN BENITO COUNTY

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Special needs rodeo A supplement to the Hollister Free Lance

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San Benito Magazine INSIDE THIS ISSUE

THIS WEEK: Poppy Jasper screens Luis Valdez’s ‘Ceasar’s Last Fast’

A free rodeoDay forTours adults and Mother’s children with special needs will take place 12pm to 3pm May 12 at Thorson’s Arena, 2005 Hayes Lane, in San Martin. The event will feature rodeo skills stations, live bluegrass music, food and refreshments, horseback rides and a petting zoo. ANNIE JR. P8 | PASSPORT IN REVIEW P16

Sleep and sound Support the Sobrato High School and Martin Murphy Middle School bands—and get a better night’s sleep out of it—at the third annual mattress fundraiser for both ensembles. The one-day sale takes place 10am to 5pm May 19 at the Sobrato High School Gym, 401 Burnett Ave. Quality name brand mattresses will be on sale for up to 50 percent off. Profits will go directly to the two school music programs.

Wine auction

Refugee art The “Art Without Borders” exhibit, featuring works created by children and adults living as refugees in Greece, will come to Morgan Hill’s GVA Cafe, 17400 Monterey Road, from 12 to 4pm June 3. All proceeds will support the refugee artists. For more information, email RefugeeArtEventBayArea@ gmail.com.

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The South Valley Wine Auction will take place May 11 at the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center, 17000 Monterey Road. The South Valley Wine Auction is a fundraiser for the Morgan Hill Community Foundation. Proceeds will fund local charities and the MHCF’s grant and scholarship programs. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit southvalleywineauction.org.

STAR WARS ENTHUSIASTS Bicyclists from all over South Valley gathered at dusk in the first Morgan Hill Bike Party Friday, May 4.

Bikers party downtown ‘MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU’ CYCLING EVENT DRAWS CROWDS By Debra Eskinazi Magazine and Features Editor

More than 120 bicyclists donned Star Wars regalia, Friday, May 4 in the first Morgan Hill Bike Party. “It just so happened that it coincided with the fourth

of May,” said Bike Therapy owner Doug Hall about the typically Star Wars-themed celebrations. Hall, who along with his wife and co-owner at Morgan Hill’s Bike Therapy, Jodi, helped promote the event, worked with several groups including Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Group, Matthew Araujo at Specialized, and San Jose Bike Party to ensure its success. After a successful series of Friday night rides last summer coordinated

by Morgan Hill Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Group, Hall said their goal was to get more people riding—promoting the evenings as events for the whole family. “With everything happening for the Amgen Tour California (coming up May 16), the goal was to have a kickoff event,” Hall said. “My wife Jodi has been helping to plan the event.” The local ride was inspired by San Jose Bike Party. The group, whose

mission is “build community through cycling,” was formed in 2007. “A big part of the San Jose Bike Party is to promote safe cycling and lights,” Halls said. “With the help of San Jose Bike Party we brought a bunch of lights that we were giving out with a donation.” Hall said the event was well-received by residents. “It’s amazing, there was so much support from the community,” he said. “We’d be riding along and people

would be honking their horns. They were cheering for us. It was super fun. It was a really positive experience for cyclists and the community.” The event was also a precursor to Morgan Hill Bike Week (May 9-16), during which the city and other sponsors will host a series of community cycling events leading up to the prestigious Amgen Tour of California time trial May 16, which will start and end in downtown Morgan Hill.

Sales rise after move to Morgan Hill EFFICIENCY, AUTOMATION KEEP COSTS DOWN AT GOLDEN STATE ASSEMBLY Bryce Stoepfel Reporter

In what has become the go-to rags-to-riches Silicon Valley story, one of Morgan Hill's fastest growing companies started in a garage. From those

humble beginnings in San Jose, Golden State Assembly has grown to employ more than 500 people. The company this year expects to exceed $250 million in sales, and they plan to break ground on an expansion of their property on Butterfield Boulevard within months. Golden State Assembly Owners Cesar and Yesenia Madrueno are the protagonist of this rags-to-riches story. “There are two things

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I am firm on: lean manufacturing and automation,” Cesar Madrueno said. “With those things implemented efficiently, we can boost our efficiency from 90 to 95 percent. Even as expenses go up, we can manufacture products here and still sell them cheaper than in any other state.” Golden State Assembly specializes in the manufacturing and assembly of custom-made electrical components for

high-tech companies like Tesla Motors. Founded in March 2007, Golden State Assembly's garage operation got their first big order, $26,000 in electric cables for SNK Electronics, who remains one of their most steady customers. “I saw an opportunity to improve the process,” Madrueno said. “I spoke with my wife, and she said if you can do it better, why not start your own business.”

Expansion and relocation have been a constant theme in the history of Golden State Assembly. They have moved operations eight times and expanded three times, in each case to outgrow the space they were in. They now have over 250,000 square feet of manufacturing space in Fremont, Reno and Morgan Hill. Now, less than two years after coming to Morgan ➝ GSA, 8

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