Dear Editor,
I don’t appreciate the snide remark made by Sgt. Jim Gillio in
his response to my Red Phone inquiry about he is sorry that a
citizen took offense to officers eating a meal.
Follow up to officers off the street watching Monday Night Football
Dear Editor,
I don’t appreciate the snide remark made by Sgt. Jim Gillio in his response to my Red Phone inquiry about he is sorry that a citizen took offense to officers eating a meal.
My points were:
– Sgt. Gillio is wrong about how many were there and for how long. Three officers were there for WELL OVER AN HOUR. Myself and three other people witnessed it.
– Why are their meals not staggered? That way we protect the citizens of Gilroy better, instead of making it more convenient for the officers. Every private business does this out of necessity.
To the Red Phone: Your remarks seemed to be making light of the situation. The Gilroy Police Department has an OBLIGATION to protect the citizens of Gilroy even if they have to eat alone. We keep being told the more officers on the street the more safety we have. Then stagger their meals so that we have more officers on the streets. Seems like common sense, huh?
To Chief Turner: The Gilroy Police Department motto is: “Pride, Professionalism And Service.”
Pride: I have no doubts that all the officers are proud of their jobs.
Professionalism: I think we can all agree that that was not real professional.
Service: How was this a service to the citizens of Gilroy? Even if Sgt. Gillio had been correct about only two officers at the same time, that is 40 percent of the on-duty officers off at the same time.
Tom Morton, Gilroy
Great vote for a new Gilroy library, thanks to all who volunteered
Dear Editor,
This is an open letter to the residents of Gilroy: On behalf of the Library4Gilroy Election Committee, we would like to thank the hundreds and hundreds of volunteers and supporters that worked so hard for the successful passage of Measure F to build a new library for Gilroy.
This was truly a community grassroots effort that shows that with a wonderfully worthwhile cause and the heart and desire to make it happen, anything is possible. Without the dedication of all of you during this campaign, Measure F would not have passed.
I would be remiss if I did not personally thank all the members of the Library4Gilroy Election Committee. These 18 people dedicated themselves for over four months to the passage of this Measure. In my 34 years in public service, I have never seen a harder working, more dedicated team of volunteers. It was an honor and a privilege to work with them.
Now that the election is over, we pass the torch to the capable hands of the City of Gilroy to “make it happen”. Almost 10,000 voters supported the building of the new library and we all can hardly wait to see and to use the beautiful new structure.
Again, thanks to all of you from the bottom of our hearts.
Jay Baksa, co-chair Library4Gilroy election campaign
Media conveniently overlooked huge Obama character issues
Dear Editor,
Since Elaine Jelsema (letter 11/14) has arrived at a false opinion about me, (“unhappy and bitter person …”), I will reply that as a typical liberal, Jelsema stubbornly refuses to apply due diligence for the reasons Obama won the election, especially when iceberg-sized issues in Obama’s character were conveniently overlooked by a liberal mainstream media for whom Obama was the Messiah without sin or error.
Like the rest of the voters who elected Obama, it appears that Jelsema was so duped by his pied-piper charm and his hollow rhetoric of “hope” and “change” that none of them could see the train wreck that’s about to happen to America.
Our freedoms are already being taken away as government continues to grow. Now with Obama’s election, the subtleties will be thrown out the window as blatant socialism will rule the day as government will grow into the 800-pound gorilla that can do anything it wants to, Constitution or not.
James Fennell, Gilroy
Thanks for wonderful service as a solid GUSD school board member
Dear Editor,
Many of us were surprised to learn Jaime Rosso was not re-elected as a Gilroy Unified School District School Board member. The fact that his focus on the school bond measure took priority over his own re-election campaign is a perfect illustration of his commitment to the students of GUSD.
Also, some of us considered him a shoo-in, or we would have campaigned more aggressively for him. Whatever the reason(s), we know he accepts the results of the election graciously.
We wish to thank Jaime for his years of service as a school board member. Jaime has been fair and open minded, willing to consider all sides of controversial issues, welcoming input along the way. He has always been interested in what is best for our students first and foremost. He has been highly visible on our school campuses and his warmth and positive outlook have permeated the district. Thank you, Jaime, for the countless hours you sacrificed to serve GUSD. Thank you for your encouragement and support.
We will miss you, but we know you will continue to be interested in education and involved in our community.
Yvonne Lopez, Louann Corbin, Alma Alfaro, Janis Heinzen, Debbie Little, Beth Russell-Pena, Rudy Gonzales, Terry Wolfe, Judith Dunham, Brett Davis, Antoinette Sosnowski, Nancy Hewitt, Lindsey Ewing, Jennafer Johnston, Cherie Foster, Rosa McCann, Babs Holiday, Megan Osborne, Jessica Chessani, Evelia Rosso, Denise Ryall, Kristy Leonard, Tammy and Pat Vickroy, Michelle Rundle, James Dent, Karen Howard, Ruth Macias, Gloria Habing, Gilroy
Supervisor Gage on Prop 8 inquiry
Editor’s note: It’s our fault Supervisor Don Gage did not respond initially to Gilroyan Charles Mattson. We sent an e-mail to an old county address no longer valid. Mattson asked: “In regards to the article “Santa Clara County joins suit to stop Prop 8,” is the county that I’m paying taxes to using tax money to sue the state on a proposition the taxpayers voted in favor of? How is that not a misappropriation of funds?” Gage’s office sent a response – a letter from County Counsel Ann Miller Ravel to the county supervisors – which essentially said that because of Prop 8’s conflict with the California Supreme Court’s recent decision invoking equal protection principles regarding gay marriage, the county was seeking clarification. That clarification would potentially head off possible lawsuits and damage awards, based on the denial of a marriage license, from nearly 4,000 same-sex couples in Santa Clara County, Ravel wrote.
