A whiff of change
Slow growth, the movement that rocked Gilroy’s City Council two years ago with new Mayor Roland Velasco riding the crest of the Measure H vote, is alive and well.
While three of four incumbents in the Nov. 6 election won re-election by solid margins, one...
Springer vs Swinger: Mayor Positioned for Sex Club Showdown
In what may come to be known as Springer's Swingers Dictum, last
Editorial: Helping families heal after tragedy must be a community priority
When someone in our community is murdered, the pain reaches beyond the victim. It devastates families, close friends, neighbors and often the entire town. In the wake of such violence, our attention tends to focus on the police investigation or the court case. But...
Community came together at South County Airport
The April 7 mobilization exercise of the South County Airport Pilot Association’s Disaster Airlift Response Team overcame heavy rain showers to expand the envelope in disaster preparedness for local emergency response agencies collaborating to alleviate potential transportation gridlocks.
Organization s directly participating in concert with...
Save the pool at South Valley Middle School
1. Filling in the pool would be a colossal waste of an asset
Voters still turn away
Nearly 29,000 San Benito County adults were registered to vote in the June 5 primary. In neighboring Santa Clara County, the number of registered voters was a record, approaching 850,000. The “turnout”—the percentage of registered voters that actually cast ballots—was considered above average for...
Measure B ill conceived and out of step with commuters
There's something disturbing about political leaders who
Editorial: Support independent bookstores
Independent bookstores can often be the hub of a community. They play a crucial editorial role in the literary world, offering a level of curatorial expertise, cultural influence and community engagement that larger chains and online retailers often lack.
Morgan Hill’s BookSmart, the passion of...
Slower high-speed rail?
It sounds crazy, but a presidential rant on Twitter may have forced Gov. Gavin Newsom to “clarify”—actually, backtrack—his position on California’s high-speed rail.
“The project, as currently planned, would cost too much and take too long,” the governor said of the state’s high-speed rail plan...

















