Mayor’s round table: Let’s focus on what’s good for Gilroy
Kudos to Mayor Al Pinheiro for setting up a community round
Hard to muster sympathy for this $45,000 fee case
Yes, it’s an astounding number that Chris Coté has cost the city by forcing legal maneuverings. Under most circumstances, a $45,000 fee assessment from the city would be outlandish, but, as with most issues involving the controversial Coté, a seemingly simple matter has evolved into a nightmarish situation.
Alas, it’s time to suspend the sale of fireworks
Suspending the sale of safe and sane fireworks in Gilroy, the
Garlic Don’s 60th
Don Christopher wears a crisp, dark shirt embroidered with a 60-year medallion over the pocket. It commemorates a proud achievement for a business, but dresses a walking portal to history with a encyclopedic recall, a window into an how the global agricultural revolution underwent transformation during the second half of the 20th Century, and in Don’s case, transformed a community.
6.5 jolt a reminder to be quake prepared
We have a suggestion for a New Year's Resolution for all South
Businesses are in middle of potential ICE squeeze
The stories began flying last week: Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would raid businesses across California and deport undocumented workers.
As of this newspaper’s press time, the raids had not started, but the specter remains.
Heightened anxiety about federal immigration policies has already intensified...









