With all due respect to Kermit the Frog, time has proved the adorable amphibian wrong. Contrary to the Muppet’s memorable lamentation in 1970, it’s actually pretty easy being green nowadays. To be fair, when Kermit sang about how “it isn’t easy bein’ green,” he was referring to what he saw as his unremarkable skin color,…
Health, Public Health
‘A Godsend’: Mobile Dentistry for Indigent Adults in South County
GILROY — It’s not even noon, and dentist Brendon Nguyen has already seen four indigent adults in the leased mobile dentistry clinic parked in front of the County-run Valley Health Center in Gilroy. He’ll see six or eight more before his day’s work is done, providing a full range of dental services for free or…
Parks
All-Inclusive Playgrounds Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You
Earlier this year, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved funding for pioneering all-inclusive playground projects in each of the County’s five supervisorial districts. With accessible and secure slides, tree houses, carousels and swings, as well as playhouses and retreat spaces that encourage imaginary play and quiet time, all-inclusive playgrounds support recreation and…
