Editorials

City has taken a step too far in its effort to control the use

Is the National Academy of Sciences' recommendation that

The recent swarm of small earthquakes, followed by Tuesday's

When voters go to the polls next March, they will be asked to

There's a line from a fairly recent country music hit that

The city’s new hardscrabble stance on the vacant unreinforced masonry buildings downtown is, understandably, born of frustration. Years of trying to cajole, incentivize, plead, push and assist have resulted in hardly any change. Vacant buildings dominate the central block. It’s an embarrassment to the community, and it’s no wonder that Mayor Don Gage, a born-and-raised Gilroyan, has had enough.

The long, sad saga of Robert Orabuena and Joseph Judnick took

In a few weeks, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors will be asked to adopt a plan submitted by the county Task Force to End Chronic Homelessness in 10 Years. In it are recommendations for a number of strategies to change the way human services and housing are provided – and funded – for homeless people who repeatedly fall through the cracks and remain on the street despite the best efforts of the agencies that serve them.