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Pedestrian safety deserves renewed attention as Gilroy grows

Early heat wave should prompt some action

Council needs to get off its collective duff on URM policy

Editorial: It is time to reawaken a sleeping giant

December 20, 2012

The city's signature event and its best chance for renewed economic activity has been dormant over the past four years, so it is good to see city council members are showing serious interest in reviving a Hollister motorcycle rally in July 2013.

Newsprint duties could hurt small newspapers

March 22, 2018

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...

March 14, 2013

Having the Santa Clara County Office of education step in and forcibly take over the finances of the Gilroy Unified School District is more than a community embarrassment, it points out a critical issue in Superintendent Debbie Flores’ administration.