Peter Munoz is clearly the best choice for City Council this
November. Pasquale Greco is a close second. I encourage Gilroy
voters to elect these two candidates, and possibly Dion Bracco to
fill the third open seat.
Dear Editor,
Peter Munoz is clearly the best choice for City Council this November. Pasquale Greco is a close second. I encourage Gilroy voters to elect these two candidates, and possibly Dion Bracco to fill the third open seat.
By far, the two WORST candidates are Art Barron and Peter Arellano. Arellano has a horrible voting record. His lack of leadership and political ploys have been disgraceful at the very least. His support of eminent domain got him removed during his previous term. This term, when a freak lightning storm in June, 2008, caused fires around the state, he called an emergency motion to ban fireworks in Gilroy. Pure grandstanding and fearmongering. Disgraceful. And sad.
Art Barron is a political hack and a schill for extensive “affordable” housing and other socialist causes. In a 2009 diatribe, he called the current Council “out of touch,” which turned out to be a self-description, considering his support for bailing out the downtown South County Housing Cannery Project and some nonsense about a local business group’s parking practices.
Russ Valiquette is a distant third worst, due to his eminent domain votes (seizing private downtown property for a cultural center that we can’t afford) and his support to pay city employees 10% higher than nearby cities (also something we can’t afford).
I left one candidate unmentioned; he shall remain so due to his arrogance during his term in the previous century. He even fails the character test, which is something I cannot say about any of the above six named (not even Barron or Arellano).
Alan Viarengo, Gilroy
‘Deal or no deal’ for firefighters? Council should definitely hire
Dear Editor,
Regarding the story headlined, “Deal or no deal? $2.3 million for firefighters,” I believe this is a definite deal.
The city of Gilroy has the chance to provide quicker responds time to any emergency at no cost to them for two years.
The City Council members need to keep public safety in mind when voting for this deal.This deal not only helps the city, but it also provide a steady income for six families.
Carlos Reyes, San Jose
