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$16 billion state deficit, watcha gonna do voters?
Let’s start right off the bat: Gov. Jerry Brown and his Band of Little Renown can take his more taxes plan and stuff it. I’m sick of the state government trying to bleed us dry, stealing tax money from our city government, closing down RDA entities to feed their spending habits and threatening the purse strings of our schools. The farther away the money gets, the less control we the taxpayers have over it. Cut the state budget. Vote against every state incumbent, vote against every tax. Unfortunately, it’s at the point where I believe that’s what it’s going to take to shake the status quo up. California government is not serving us, the people who pay the taxes. California government, despite a $16 billion deficit, increases spending. Nobody in California has the guts to really wade in, apply common sense, accept the pain that goes with reality and change things. This quote, posted by OldMan64 on our website comment board, spoke volumes and, if the voters don’t do something drastic very soon, this state is going down the tubes. OldMan’s choice hammered it home: “The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public’s money.” ~ Alexis de Tocqueville, ca. 1830. Vote them all out, vote against more taxes. Do it, and we might save our state and the American Republic.
“I wish this was” in downtown: [Fill in the blank]
Imagine that empty storefront in downtown as an artisan bakery. Instead of the bleak cement slab, there are black-and-white tiles and tables to meet with friends or co-workers. Instead of a “for lease” sign, the greeting reads, “fresh croissants and coffee.”
Blood drive May 26 to honor local philanthropist
Lifelong Gilroy resident Richard “Rich” Hoenck has given back to the community throughout his life, and now he wants to contribute in another way: With a blood drive Saturday, May 26.
Ready for some ragtime?
The community is invited to join Gilroy United Methodist Church and The Music Academy for a series of programs featuring our neighbors in concert. "Musi-Kaleidoscope" a five program series showcasing professional musicians from the South Valley sharing their favorite music in family-friendly concerts on Saturday afternoons. Each program begins at 2 p.m. in the acoustically excellent sanctuary at 7600 Church St.
Hello? Councilman?
To contact Councilman Peter Arellano, go to the City of Gilroy website, hover the cursor over Arellano’s photo to find his city-paid cell phone number.
FOOTBALL: Connect four
Sobrato is five months away from its inaugural season as a member of the Blossom Valley Athletic League Mount Hamilton Division, but the Bulldogs are already enjoying the perks of being an A league football team.
VOLLEYBALL: San Benito knocks off Gilroy, sits alone in first
Thursday’s volleyball match between Gilroy High and San Benito High was a must win for the Balers for two reasons: A win would give them full control of the Tri-County Athletic League’s Valley Division and they would get some revenge from an early-season loss to the Mustangs.
GPD faces damages in officer-involved fatal shooting
The City of Gilroy could have to pay as much as $1.25 million in damages after a federal civil jury Tuesday found a Gilroy police officer was negligent when he fatally shot a 33-year-old man four years ago on Pacheco Pass.
