By Chris Bone, The Dispatch, Gilroy, Calif. Aug.

By The Dispatch, Gilroy, Calif. Mar. 14--After lauding Christopher Ranch's response to a wastewater discharge discovered on Feb. 3, it's hugely disappointing to report that another discharge occured on Feb. 27. The Feb. 3 spill spewed garlic-tainted wastewater into Uvas Creek.

By Serdar Tumgoren, The Dispatch, Gilroy, Calif. Feb. 7--GILROY -- Before Keith Anderson saw any of the hundreds of dead fish floating in Uvas Creek, the stench of rotten eggs told him to expect the worst.

By Julie Sevrens Lyons and Leslie Griffy, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Feb. 7--The rain that was supposed to come last night is still on the way. So even though the South Bay hasn't been doused yet, this still is not a good day wash your car. Neither is Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday.

By Lisa Fernandez, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Nov. 12--Donald Goodman, 67, and his wife, Connie, 64, of Los Gatos aren't spending their retirement in front of the TV. They're camping in Santa Clara County parks: Among their favorites is Mount Madonna in Gilroy.