Letter: Running for District 5 seat
Dear Friends and Neighbors, After long and thoughtful consideration, I have decided to announce my candidacy for Gilroy City Council District 5.
It’s been four...
Letter: Downtown Gilroy: The future of Camino Coffee
Recently, I shared my concerns after hearing that Camino Coffee in downtown Gilroy was being offered for sale. Because I care deeply about our...
Letter: How Luis Valdez transformed my understanding of identity, culture
Meeting Luis Valdez recently was more than an introduction, it was a profound reminder of how powerful culture, storytelling and identity can be in...
Letter: Thank you for artistic attention to fentanyl crisis
I recently organized a show that was held at the Gilroy Center For the Arts, based on the fentanyl crisis and the artistic, creative...
Letter: Mountain lions under intense territorial pressure
In my last letter, I used conservative data from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to argue that mountain lion populations are exceeding...
Letter: Stories help inspire trans, LGBTQ+ community
I’m overjoyed that Paul Reubens was honored in a way that showed his last life’s work to people who would be deeply impacted by...
Letter: Looking forward to more accomplishments for the City of Gilroy
To my council colleagues, city staff and the public: I am very excited to be a part of the many changes coming to Gilroy...
Letter: A call to speak up
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...
Letter: It’s time for state’s billionaires to pay taxes like us
Every year around tax time, I come home from a long shift, still in scrubs, and sit down with my pay stubs, trying to...
Letter: Preserve Wheeler Auditorium’s place in Gilroy history
The following letter was sent to City of Gilroy officials on March 23, and shared with the Gilroy Dispatch.Â
Please accept these comments from the...
