Lack of candidates for school board: good news and bad news
On one hand, the dearth of candidates for the three open Gilroy
Library moving downtown? Let’s hope the deal’s done soon
Out city leaders, hopefully, are all pulling for the temporary
Editorial: Time for oversight
Smith believes the county’s actual infected population as of Tuesday is closer to 10,000, rather than the official count of 459 announced earlier this week.
Editorial: The transformative power of public art
In a world increasingly shaped by technology, commerce and rapid urbanization, public art stands as a profound counterbalance—a humanizing force that elevates the collective spirit of a community. Art in public spaces does far more than decorate; it educates, inspires and connects.
Public art is...
Council’s lasting legacy lies in arena of public pension reform
With City Manager Tom Haglund at the forefront of meetings
Parents should not have to battle to get what law requires
When the experts at Gilroy Unified School District spoke so sincerely about how important parents are in crafting education plans for their special needs students (Dispatch, Oct. 2, 2015), and that parents need as much support as their kids in securing services, the better part of who we are tends to take them at their word.
Editorial: Trade war is a ‘lose-lose’ for our farmers
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in late March that he didn’t expect President Trump’s tariff announcements to have “a big impact on the economy.” He even went so far as to say that “what we’re doing is long-term very good for the economy.”
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