Letter: How Amazon took your voice—and the law that gives it back
On August 24, 2026, Americans for Transparency filed a formal legal demand with the City of Gilroy. This is what it says—and what you...
Letter: Gilroy can’t build the future with policies from the past
Mayor Greg Bozzo was recently quoted in a national publication: “We have an opportunity to change the way that we do business in Gilroy....
Letter: City must update development approval process
Many Gilroy residents have been protesting against the Amazon data center because it was approved under a 1981 ordinance that allowed only staff approval....
Letter: Put the brakes on e-bikes in Gilroy
Gilroy has a new problem—electric bikes—and it needs to be fixed now! They are now everywhere. Skateboarders and everybody else are not safe. I...
Letter: Creating pathways, inspiring leaders, transforming lives
Sometimes the most meaningful stories begin with a simple conversation and a belief that something greater is possible.
Seven months ago, I had a vision:...
Letter: Police should educate e-bikers, enforce traffic laws
Your editorial (“Creating a culture of e-bike safety,” July 24) does little good since the Gilroy Police Department does NOTHING about enforcing the laws...
Letter: No ICE in Gilroy
Immigrants, children and American citizens are rounded up and put into jails.
Trump calls them “detention centers,” for the Japanese Americans in 1942 they were...
Letter: Gilroy must create housing displacement prevention strategy
I have lived in Gilroy for 30 years and have watched its population double. During that same time, the number of unhoused residents has...
Letter: Americans should be proud of their birthright
Re: Joe Heller cartoon, Free Lance, July 10.
The smile on the beak of the stork transmits the purpose of the fly-over of the Capitol...
Letter: Promotion of clean cars brings hope
A Gilroy free-ride-and drive event could be renamed to “What’s Under Your Hood” because popping the hood of an electric vehicle reveals absolutely nothing....
