Mental illness doesn’t explain gun violence
The notion that mental illness drives the current spate of mass shootings is a dangerous oversimplification. Some shooters, such as the Aurora. Col., movie...
Unshackle Measure A
In 2016, county voters overwhelmingly agreed to tax themselves and spend $950 million to address the housing crisis and shelter more than 5,000 homeless...
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,...
Becerra gambles with lives
It is now too late to try and convince California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to back off, and allow Saint Louise and O’Connor hospitals...
Support our hospitals, Mr. Becerra
Santa Clara County Executive Jeff Smith has a difficult time understanding just what has occurred in the past two weeks. His vision of leading...
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...
Democracy takes a bow
There were cheers last week about the record or near-record turnout levels in the midterm elections in California, and across the U.S. While the...
Even ‘safe and sane’ fireworks need some common sense
Don’t be misled by so-called “safe and sane” fireworks on this holiday, or any other.
These sparklers can still blind and burn skin. They can...
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...
Rivas for Assembly
Five candidates are running for California Assembly District 30, and two have emerged as serious contenders to represent the region’s half million residents. The...
