Guest column: $15 minimum wage and the war on small business
In the land of endless regulation, higher taxes and more fees, California seems to have declared all-out war on small businesses. The $15 per hour minimum wage increase is just one assault that will cause businesses to re-evaluate how they operate in unfriendly territory. Those workers the state intended to help may be the ones hit the hardest when businesses are forced to decide whether they can pass the increased labor costs along to the consumer our cut back their labor force.
Councilman’s past matters, as do the unanswered questions
1. The story, if told forthrightly, could have been triumphant
Trustee would do well to reconsider
Gilroy Unified School District Trustee David McRae has laid down
Election results difficult to get a handle on
The results of Tuesday's elections leave us a bit befuddled.








