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Garlic Festival tickets sold out in hours

2 days ago | eastbaytimes.com | Luis Zambrano

After only hours of being available, tickets to the Gilroy Garlic Festival sold out this weekend. The Gilroy Garlic Festival is coming back six years after a tragic mass shooting brought the event to an end. The event will take place July 25-27 at a new location on the grounds of the Gilroy Gardens Theme Park. In previous years, the Garlic Festival greeted over 100,000 visitors, attracting festival goers from around the world with a panoply of garlicky cuisine, live music, and cooking demos.
Where We Live: Kinetic Grace

3 days ago | eastbaytimes.com | Aric Crabb
How the world-famous Gilroy Garlic Festival came back from tragedy with a new vision

3 days ago | eastbaytimes.com | Luis Zambrano

Over four decades, the Gilroy Garlic Festival became the city's calling card - a point of pride celebrating a product that local farms grew by the bushel. What began as a humble luncheon in 1978 became a phenomenon with an annual attendance of around 100,000.
Garlic Festival Tickets go on sale this weekend

5 days ago | eastbaytimes.com | Luis Zambrano

The Gilroy Garlic Festival is coming back back six years after a tragic mass shooting brought the event to an end, and tickets go on sale this weekend. The event will take place July 25-27 at a new location on the grounds of the Gilroy Gardens, a local theme park. While in previous years, the Garlic Festival greeted over 100,000 visitors, this year ticket sales will be limited to only 3000 slots a day as the festival starts back up after its hiatus.
49ers listened to pessimists and will be better for it

5 days ago | eastbaytimes.com | Jerry McDonald

SANTA CLARA - The pessimists among 49ers fans wanted wholesale changes. When a team follows a Super Bowl appearance and three straight NFC title games with a 6-11 season, heads should roll. The optimists pointed to injuries and a chaotic training camp that included holdouts and discontent and figured it was OK for coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch to run it back and give it another shot with largely the same group.
Bay Area health officials warn about possible measles exposure

5 days ago | eastbaytimes.com | Jason Green

SAN JOSE - A person who tested positive for measles after returning from out of the country may have exposed others to the disease, according to Bay Area public health officials. After passing through an unspecified U.S. airport, the person visited the H Mart at 1710 Oakland Road in San Jose between 7:15 p.m. and 9 p.m. on May 21, the Starbucks at 35040 Newark Blvd.
Driver held after killing pedestrian in Oakland; CHP had terminated ground pursuit minutes earlier

6 days ago | eastbaytimes.com | Harry Harris

OAKLAND - A pedestrian was killed Wednesday night in East Oakland when he was struck by a vehicle that California Highway Patrol ground units had stopped pursuing on city streets moments earlier, authorities said. A woman with the man was critically injured and the suspected driver was arrested, authorities said. The name of the man killed, who police said was an Oakland resident in his 40s, was not immediately released.
I open the office door and only then realize it's an unwanted visitor

6 days ago | eastbaytimes.com | Judith Martin

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I work in an upscale office building in the downtown core. Our building is supposed to be solicitor-free, but on occasion we get walk-in solicitors, companies trying to sell their services and people trying to give résumés. This is both annoying and bothersome. Our office is locked, so these people need to ring or knock to be let in - and then when they come in, I realize they are not clients, but peddlers.
Wilcox, Willow Glen advance to CCS baseball title games

6 days ago | eastbaytimes.com | Darren Sabedra |Mike Lefkow
A Growing Trend in Social Gatherings

6 days ago | eastbaytimes.com | Matt Rozo

In recent years, Bud & Brunch pop-up events have been gaining popularity as a unique way to bring together two beloved cultural experiences: cannabis and brunch. These events, often held in vibrant and relaxed settings, offer a blend of flavorful food and premium cannabis, allowing attendees to indulge in both culinary delights and recreational use of cannabis in a socially engaging environment.