I would dare say it's easier to get to Gilroy than Santa Cruz for most everyone that's not already on their side of the hill. It's 35 minutes from Downtown San Jose to Gilroy; it could easily be double that to get to SCBB on a sunny weekend.
Glad to see my hometown park will be around for a while longer. My kids have been spoiled by having it so close all these years, and for the under 10 crowd it's hard to beat the place.
Oh, the "owners" were a non-for profit corporation set up by the founder, Michael Bonfante. There wasn't much to "own" as they were saddled with construction debt from day 1. But the land it's on in the foothills is adjacent to one of the nicer parts of Gilroy where houses run $1-$2 million each.
