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January 14, 2025

Letter: Khamis has a clear plan

All leaders who want to be successful must have a plan and a strategy to implement that plan. Johnny Khamis spoke at the Community Roundtable candidates forum I attended and it is clear he has a plan, a strategy and the experience to make...

Letter: Downtown leader works to better the community

I attended last Friday’s forum for Gilroy City Council candidates and found many aspects to praise—the amazing Toni Bowles who has transformed the old Louis Hotel into The Neon Exchange, a community center; the very effective organization of the program and its excellent moderators;...

Letter: Be mindful of party politics

After reading the article in your paper last week, concerning the Democratic Central Committee admonishing Councilmember Fred Tovar for not following the dogma set up by them, I am concerned that party politics is possibly entering into the performances of our councilmembers.   I wish to...

Letter: Mining project would destroy native culture

Hello, my name is Lucia Nowak and I live in Santa Barbara, Calif. I’m currently a junior in high school and a proud sister of my brother who has Down’s syndrome. Because of my relationship with my brother and all that he has gone...

Letter: Herman Garcia deserves recognition

Herman Garcia deserves the Congressional Medal of Honor for his environmental activism. He can be nominated by visiting cmohs.org, going to “Citizen Honors Awards/Apply,” and “Nominate/CMOHS.” Let’s all submit his name.  DJ Smith Gilroy

Letter: Rule of law will prevail

This letter is dedicated to anyone reading my thinking aloud tirade. I have been a hardheaded Harry S. Truman Democrat since I was a first-year student at Gilroy High! However, I have had the privilege of working on election campaigns and being a staff member for...

Letter: Party of Lincoln doesn’t care

The Gilroy Dispatch, I guess, doesn’t like me any more. I could care less. I have seen it all before, nothing new here! Democrats are not trying to deceive anybody! Every time a Democrat takes office, why are we always fixing the economy? This has been...

Letter: Quarry is too damaging to justify approval

I am a longtime supporter of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band and I don't support an open-pit sand and gravel mine that would destroy the landscape which is a critical wildlife linkage and the most sacred site of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band. The...

Letter: Leaders deserve kudos for keeping kids safe

On Aug. 23, sometime between 2:30pm and 3:05pm, a shooting occurred at Christmas Hill Park where a male was shot by an attempted assailant and had to be taken to a local trauma center in the hopes of saving his life. The time 2:30pm is...

Letter: Gas taxes wasted on public sector transit

How much sooner would we have highway improvements if we didn't waste gas taxes and vehicle fees on boondoggle public sector transit? If we didn't run all those empty buses around? If we didn't pretend that public sector transit was beneficial, and cover up...

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