Sometimes, community history needs the community’s help
Gilroy is fortunate to have an abundance of qualities other South Bay cities lack. It has a downtown of shoulder-to-shoulder historical structures that could easily be transformed into the walkable and inviting area it once was.
GHS English thumbing its nose at ‘best practices’
Having applauded the Gilroy Unified School District for raising
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...
A sucker punch for agriculture preservation plan
Nearly a year ago, the city asked 11 people to volunteer their
Editorial: Time for Inclusion and Transparency in Gilroy Government
The unusual series of events of December 2015 continue to reverberate. On Dec. 7, Mayor Gage resigned and the council voted to forward an annexation request to the county, ahead of the new general plan and over the objections of the planning commission.












