Good News for Gilroyans
Good news for Gilroy residents: Santa Clara County – Measure A failed and there's a runoff for South County's Santa Clara Valley Water District seat.
Mahurin Gets a Thumbs Up
Two years ago, Terry Mahurin attended a water district meeting. A stranger, Bob Cerruti, made a presentation on the history of water rate increases. Mahurin thought Cerruti was probably full of baloney, but he stayed after the meeting to talk to him and look at his data.
Newsprint duties could hurt small newspapers
The printing press remains the symbol—despite the arrival of online news—of the Fourth Estate, of “Freedom of the Press.” That’s why for centuries one of the first acts of authoritarian rulers was to smash the printing presses of the opposition.
In 21st Century democracies, the...
Editorial: What ails our society?
The May 26 mass shooting at the Valley Transportation Authority’s light rail facility in San Jose has destroyed many families and rocked the county, state and nation.
It hits even harder in South County, where we are still reeling from the two senseless mass casualty...










