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GILROY—There’s been a lot of changes on the Gavilan soccer team over the offseason, but it has its eyes set on the future.

There’s a reason why Sara Yamasaki has been on the cover of the Cal State University East Bay women’s soccer schedule card for two straight years: Simply put, she is the embodiment of everything that’s right with college athletics, a student-athlete who is thriving on and off the field.

Ryan Asp and Savannah Hartman know they no longer have others to fall back on for leadership: This year is their turn to take the reins.

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but here in the South Valley we can grow just about anything. It’s one of the things I love most about living here. Even my family can manage to grow plants and flowers and herbs and vegetables.

It was a quarter-century ago when I first met the remarkable Eric Smith, now co-lead teaching pastor of South Valley Community Church. As he told me of his plans, neither of us knew what the future held for his young congregation.

Most don't get to say they relived a teenage dream in their 60s, but that's the case for a Hollister resident and her best friend who returned to Candlestick Park on Aug. 14 to see Paul McCartney perform a final farewell concert before the stadium closes its doors for good.

I would like to think I am a food writer who is ahead of the curve on food trends. In truth, I usually discover the trend once it is well into the climb. The method of how I discover the next food trend is varied and includes Internet research and chatting with fellow food lovers. This week, I key you into a new food trend I stumbled upon at our very own Gilroy Costco.

When working with buyers, the easiest, by far, are seasoned investors. They are experienced, savvy, know what they are looking for, the return they are expecting and as long as the property and numbers align, they move quickly. It’s a transaction defined by the raw numbers and very little—if any—emotion goes into the process.

When the lights dim and the conductor taps his baton for the orchestra’s attention, anticipation spreads through the audience. Sometimes we are pleased, and sometimes we are disappointed. “Dreamgirls” definitely does not disappoint. This electrifying production moves at a wild pace that keeps the audience on the edge of their seats until the final curtain.

An attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity hopes to have Citadel Exploration's exploratory well shut down by Aug. 27, but the oil company is already looking ahead toward fully developing its field in southern San Benito County.