Guest View: California will continue to struggle with existential issues in 2024
California enters the new year with its existential issues still unresolved, and a new one—an immense budget deficit—threatens to make dealing with them even...
Rabbi Mendel Liberow: How to prevent the next pandemic
Three years ago, the possibility of a global pandemic took up about as much headspace for most people as the possibility of a global...
Guest View: Valley Water gathering feedback on expansion of Pacheco Reservoir
The first few months of this rainfall season were below average across California, with drought conditions evident statewide. Although the Golden State received a...
Spoking My Mind: Camping fun at the next level
I’m sitting at my laptop, basking in the memories of last week’s camping trip to the Sierras. My camping trips actually began when I...
Guest View: 2026 will be another busy year in Gilroy
With 2025 in the rear-view mirror and the 2025-26 legislative work plan already established, the Gilroy City Council will dive right into items that...
Mayor Marie Blankley: State of the City 2021
Thank you for joining me for Gilroy’s 2021 State of the City address, and as we celebrate Gilroy’s 150th anniversary year.
I’m Mayor Marie Blankley,...
Guest View, Victor Gomez: Lawyers ramp up advertising under Covid
Under the current economic slowdown, most Americans have spent time thinking about how they will cut personal spending, how they will pay their rent...
Guest View: Unions make major push
This has been a year of labor unrest in California, a state in which unions represent a relatively small faction of the state’s workforce...
Guest View: Largest corporations should pay their fair share
President Joe Biden is right. The massive tax cuts under the Trump administration turned out to be nothing more than a giant giveaway to...
Guest View: The heartwarming return of O.D.’s in Gilroy
In the heart of Gilroy, a culinary gem has stood the test of time, serving as a beloved gathering place for locals and visitors...
