Editorial: Santa Clara County embarrassingly unprepared for disaster
With all the money that’s spent in our county on flood prevention and control, it’s reasonable to expect that there would be some good plans to prevent a Katrina-style urban flood. Judging by what occurred to residents in neighborhoods to the north—in a modern city of a million people—it’s safe to conclude that local communities are not well prepared for large-scale natural disasters.
Editorial: Helping families heal after tragedy must be a community priority
When someone in our community is murdered, the pain reaches beyond the victim. It devastates families, close friends, neighbors and often the entire town. In the wake of such violence, our attention tends to focus on the police investigation or the court case. But...
Re-elect Sheriff Laurie Smith to sixth term
In two decades as the county’s sheriff, Laurie Smith’s legacy includes both accomplishments and mistakes, and as she runs for a sixth four-year term, her challengers have sought to direct attention to the latter.
Smith’s department’s investigation led to the successful prosecution of Sierra LaMar’s...
Timing of GUSD bond and parcel tax proposals surprising
The Gilroy Unified School District recently issued pink slips to
Editorial: Make vaccination a priority in Gilroy
Nobody likes a line-jumper, the snide person who forces their way through the crowd with constant utterances of “excuse me” while claiming their friend saved a spot for them at the very front.
Get caught, and it’s grounds for ejection wherever they may be. But...
A wonderful gift … and now Christopher High
The following individuals and organizations deserve either
Plenty of reasons for Gilroy voters to pass Measure P, the school bond
Given the economic climate, it will be tempting for voters to
Downtown sculptures, a great start to public arts program
There's a line from a fairly recent country music hit that












