Editorials

The Santa Clara Valley Water District's stranglehold on water

There's no way around it. It's been a tumultuous year at Gilroy

Although robocalls are making news in the presidential campaign,

Significant local news events of the day have pushed the Gavilan College president’s whopping $42,000 salary increase off the front page. But it shouldn’t be ignored.

A five-year federal experiment to boost K-12 schools by

Not all teachers are alike. Even though teachers union contracts force the district to treat instructors like standard units, we all know that some are better than others.

Cheers: For the beautiful new student center at Gilroy High School. Wow-sa – its going to be something this community will be very proud of. Cheers, too, for the Garlic Festival's $250,000 contribution to this $11.2 million project. The architecture is stunning and the facility will be top notch and, hopefully, well utilized. Though it sounds optimistic, a February opening with plenty of hoopla would be grand.

Santa Clara Valley Water District Director Sig Sanchez, a former

Being a part of a team like the band comes with responsibility