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August 20, 2026

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...

Guest View: Representation must be reflected everywhere

What does representation really mean in local government? This is a question that I’ve pondered throughout my leadership journey. As a high school student,...

Letter: Promotion of clean cars brings hope

A Gilroy free-ride-and drive event could be renamed to “What’s Under Your Hood” because popping the hood of an electric vehicle reveals absolutely nothing....

Letter: The data center facts Ms. Ramirez left out

Councilmember Kelly Ramirez’s July 1 Guest View was titled “Uninformed Criticism of Data Center Plan is Misleading.” As a former Planning Commissioner, she should...

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