Letters

Recently, I read something on social media that deeply affected me, that someone locally lost their life due to domestic violence. It honestly hit me hard. It is heartbreaking to think that behind closed doors, someone was suffering, and it ended in such a tragic...

Every year around tax time, I come home from a long shift, still in scrubs, and sit down with my pay stubs, trying to make the numbers work. Like most people, I don't have fancy accountants or complicated investments—just a paycheck that gets taxed...

The following letter was sent to City of Gilroy officials on March 23, and shared with the Gilroy Dispatch.  Please accept these comments from the Gilroy Historical Society on the Gilroy Civic Center Master Plan and draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR). We have read and...

Congress is not working for the South Bay, the Central Coast or the Salinas Valley. Families in our region are working hard only to fall behind while the cost of housing, healthcare and everyday life keeps rising. Rather than offer real solutions, politicians are...

Now here is a positive letter for a change. Our new mayor is showing leadership instead of being centered on himself like our last mayor. He is a man for the people. He cares about the community and that’s what leadership is all about. Mayor...

I admired Joe Heller’s cartoon of March 13, 2026. Although captioned WW III, this cartoon brilliantly depicts three confused survivors pulling from the wreckage Trump’s self issued Peace prizes. I admire a photo that can convey in a single picture 1,000 words. What deeply concerns...

In my previous letters, I documented the public’s concern regarding mountain lion activity. Since then, on Feb. 12 the California Department of Fish and Wildlife voted in favor of listing mountain lions as an endangered species.  This gives mountain lions the highest protection level. Critically...

I am writing to note a meaningful moment of transition at Gavilan College. As the campus prepares for major construction, one of its longstanding landmarks—the library—is scheduled to be demolished, closing a chapter that has served generations of students and community members as a...

It seems the buzzword captivating Americans these days is “affordability.” Yet everywhere you go in California, prices still seem to be increasing. We’re all seeking relief from the high costs of living, with no end in sight.  This trend is already being compounded by a...

I watched that halftime show and I didn’t just see a performance, I saw a mirror held up to America. To my fellow Americans, and yes, to those who choose to label us “immigrants” or “aliens,” that stage was for all of us. Every language....