Letter: Put the brakes on e-bikes in Gilroy
Gilroy has a new problem—electric bikes—and it needs to be fixed now! They are now everywhere. Skateboarders and everybody else are not safe. I...
Letter: Creating pathways, inspiring leaders, transforming lives
Sometimes the most meaningful stories begin with a simple conversation and a belief that something greater is possible.
Seven months ago, I had a vision:...
Letter: Police should educate e-bikers, enforce traffic laws
Your editorial (“Creating a culture of e-bike safety,” July 24) does little good since the Gilroy Police Department does NOTHING about enforcing the laws...
Letter: No ICE in Gilroy
Immigrants, children and American citizens are rounded up and put into jails.
Trump calls them “detention centers,” for the Japanese Americans in 1942 they were...
Letter: Gilroy must create housing displacement prevention strategy
I have lived in Gilroy for 30 years and have watched its population double. During that same time, the number of unhoused residents has...
Around Town: More than garlic: A festival that defines a community
There are certain events that become part of your life without you ever realizing it. They mark the seasons, become family traditions and, over...
Editorial: Creating a culture of e-bike safety in Gilroy
If you ask police officers, school administrators or parents in Gilroy about e-bikes, you’ll likely hear the same response: They’re becoming one of the...
Guest View: Why we should focus on preventive care
More than half of Americans say the system treats them like a number rather than a person. In addition, only 39% feel that the...
Editorial: Open government shouldn’t stop at the council chamber door
Whether Morgan Hill should have joined the legal effort opposing the proposed ICE detention facility near Gilroy is a question reasonable people can answer...
Letter: Americans should be proud of their birthright
Re: Joe Heller cartoon, Free Lance, July 10.
The smile on the beak of the stork transmits the purpose of the fly-over of the Capitol...
