Callers concerned about helping illegal immigrants
“I read in the Dispatch on Friday Dec. 8 the Elise Ovin Arrendondo story that she paid $7,000 to the coyotes to illegally smuggle them into the U.S. it looks like so she could have a couple surgeries done… Maybe someone should call the INS and they should take care of this situation…”
“She’s an illegal, why isn’t the department of immigration after her? It’s a bunch of baloney what this country is coming to.
I’m giving this story to FOX’s “O’Reilly Factor.” This has gotta stop. They are coming in here illegally and it’s against the law. She’s coming in here for $7,000 to get everything free.”
Red Phone:
Hmmm … Red Phone has never been on the “O’Reilly Factor” before.
driver responsibility is key
“I just had to comment about a recent fatal accident at Highway 152. Let me see if I get this right. It’s 2:30 in the morning, it’s a rain-soaked road and eight of the people in the car, seven of them are not wearing seat belts and three die.
I think that some of the blame has to go to the stupidity of the people, OK and they know this road is dangerous. Two-thirty in the morning, rain-soaked road, I’m sure excessive speed was a factor. I don’t want to sound unsympathetic, but you can’t blame everything on the road, it’s just people have to take responsibility and these people were not taking responsibility, thank you.”
Red Phone:
The privilege of driving warrants freedom and most importantly responsibility for yourself, those riding with you and those around you. Hopefully everyone will be reminded to slow down, exercise safety on behalf of your loved ones and be considerate of the drivers around you while traveling this holiday season.
broken door at long’s?
“Hi I’m calling with regard to the Long’s Drug Store on First Street. I’m calling because periodically they have a sign near their side door that leads into the store near the cosmetics area, that says to use a different door and that door is locked, so it does not open when you approach it form the inside or outside.
So when I was in the store I asked the clerks aren’t they concerned in earthquake country that that door cannot open in the event of an earthquake, a power outage or a fire that customers would not be able to get out that door because it was locked? The girl I spoke to behind the counter said the door didn’t work. I said then shouldn’t it be propped open, and she said it could not be opened.
So I didn’t quite believe her explanation; I believe that door does work. I believe they lock it when they don’t have someone in cosmetics working, and I believe they lock it to avoid petty theft from that section of their store.
I think it’s huge hazard and I think the fire marshall or the police department, or the proper authorities should visit that Long’s Drugstore and explain to them that they cannot have on business hours an entrance door sealed shut for whatever their intent. If it’s broken they need to fix it or if it’s not broken they need to prop it open.”
Red Phone:
“Your message has been brought to the attention of Gilroy Fire Chief Dale Foster. He said he would forward your concern to fire prevention team for the city and they will investigate this situation further.
Thank you for your call and for looking out for the safety of Gilroy’s residents.
