Dear Editor:
I finished Cynthia Walker’s column of Friday, Sept. 12 a feeling
of disgust.
Dear Editor:
I finished Cynthia Walker’s column of Friday, Sept. 12 a feeling of disgust.
In her article she states that if a genie were to transport the Northwest Quad to another part of the state, the residents would not notice until they got lost on their commute.
I find her comments to be rude, ignorant and downright mean. How dare she condemn an entire portion of the city she claims to love. Does she dislike the people of the Northwest Quad because they have nice homes and work hard? Does she dislike the care and dedication they put into their hard earned properties? Or does she think that the existence of clean, well maintained family neighborhoods lessens the character of Gilroy?
I find her comment that the people of the Northwest Quad would be so inept as to not know where they are living to be insulting and I think that Ms. Walker owes the residents an apology.
Denise Jungling, Gilroy
Submitted Monday, Sept. 15 to ed****@ga****.com
Dear Editor:
This is in response to Cynthia Walker’s column published Sept. 12. Cynthia, I have always looked forward to your column ever since I started to read The Dispatch. You always seem to have your facts straight and I can agree with you most of the time. I generally enjoy reading it.
But what prompted the nasty slap at the Northwest Quadrant? You say that if it disappeared no one would notice. I disagree. A lot of people would notice.
First, city hall would notice the large drop in tax revenue. We pay lots of taxes; no Proposition 13 shelters here. The stores would notice, gas stations would notice. Many of the Garlic Festival volunteers you mention come from the NWQ.
How long will we have to live here before you “old timers” consider us part of the “real” Gilroy? For the first time, I’m disappointed with your column.
Harlan Breneman, Gilroy
Submitted Tuesday, Sept. 16 to ed****@ga****.com
