Opinion

Dear Editor,

CHEERS for the aggressive anti-crime sweeps put together by the Gilroy Police Department over the last few weeks. Thirty three arrests the past week on top of a whopping 115 during the recent sweep - largest in the city's history - dubbed Operation Garlic Press. That's a whole bunch of bad people being swept from our streets. Just as importantly, the ground rules are being established: not tolerated in Gilroy. It's good work, and reaching out to the various law enforcement agencies for expertise and assistance paid dividends now and will likely do so again in the future. Thanks for all the good police work to the entire GPD force.

• I’ve had concerns for a very long time, rarely do you hear of a positive experience at St. Louise. • Yes, after reading all the news about it, I am concerned. This is something the hospital should have known was going on, should have addressed it for improvements and, definitely, should have been prepared to speak to the press and the residents of South County when the report came out.  The “unavailability of the CEO” on something so important is disappointing. • No more than any other hospital, as those are places just riddled with opportunities for people to contract something, unfortunately. The only thing I have a concern about is that it limits options for women due to the parent company’s beliefs. I don’t think medicine and religion should limit one another. • No. I have been a patient in the past and received great care. • No. Not serious concerns. I do have some concerns about the ability of this organization to meet the community’s needs. I also continually wonder why their services are so expensive relatively speaking. I had an MRI at Saint Louise and it ran around $3,000. The same MRI at another service provider was $1,800. It’s hard to “stay local” when there is a dramatic price difference. I also think they need to work harder at recruiting new doctors into the community. Many times we have to leave town to find common specialists. • No, I have received care at Saint Louise Hospital and have always found their care to be adequate. • No. I don’t have any experience with the ER or trauma functions at this hospital. • Not serious – yet.

Opportunity knocks, but will the City Council listen and give

Dear Editor,

Dear Editor,

While it may seem like a no-brainer for the City Council to