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Gilroy
December 19, 2025

Letters: Track record supports reelection

In November, the citizens of Gilroy will be asked to vote for mayoral and city council candidates who want to represent them. Your vote is important because who you select will be making decisions on your behalf for the next four years. Whether it is mayor...

Letter: Left-wing barrage should place the blame where it belongs

To local left-wing liberals like Marc Perkel spewing his

‘Main Street-Like Mall’ – Is that What Gilroy Needs?

Readers question the mall proposal, speak out for the Muslim

Listen With Fresh Ears

1.4 million arrests constitutes less than one percent of

Mayor’s Update: On the Housing Element

Marie Blankley
As a lifelong resident of Gilroy (since 1964!) whose family comes from farming throughout Santa Clara County, I’ve lived through the change of our once prevalent orchards to today’s Silicon Valley. As Silicon Valley developed and job opportunities soared, so did the cry for...

GPD making strong efforts to keep gang violence in check

An organized sweep took 17 criminals off the street recently,

Sometimes it seems that Gilroy is a haven for sanity

Sometimes Gilroy seems like an island of sanity in an ocean of

Letter: Chamber scholarship deadline fast approaching

The deadline is fast approaching for the 2011 Business and

Letters: No more school bonds

Don’t be taken in by the ads that say “save our children,” or “our children deserve more.”Gilroy Unified School District is asking for another 30-year bond that will cost $323 million.Don’t you remember approving a 30-year bond just eight years ago for $150 million, which is double that when paid out with interest? And, in 2002, voters approved a $69 million bond to “construct and renovate.” You are still paying for these!Do you want to approve a $170 million bond for the next 30 years? Measure E will also allow the district to exceed the 2.5 percent statutory limit of total assessed value of taxable property in a district.Once again, they say it is not for salary increases, but read the fine print. Independent citizens oversight means nothing once the money is spent. Stand up against GUSD administration this time and force them to spend the money received from an increase in our property taxes diligently and appropriately.Read this article from California Policy Center (http://bit.ly/1RnYtuD) about school bonds before making a decision.Vote NO on Measure E!Susan MisterGilroy   

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