Letters

On Feb. 2, the Gilroy Planning Commission denied the application to erect a 75-foot-tall electronic digital billboard on a 4-3 vote. We all breathed a sigh of relief that our existing ordinance would remain intact. It prohibits both electronic signs and off-site signs not...

DEAR EDITOR:

To the Editor, The role of a city commissioner is one that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Commissioners are appointed by the City Council after an application and interview process in public view. They provide direct feedback to the City Council in areas that they...

“The March Toward Darkness” (Gilroy Dispatch, June 24) is an opinion with which I agree wholeheartedly! The newspaper is one way we, the public, must keep our eye on what our representatives are doing or what they are proposing, in the dark. I am not comfortable...

Over three weeks ago, Gandolfi Investments—which has proposed a 501-unit project at 315 Las Animas Ave—sued the City of Gilroy and City Council for violating California law. According to California’s Department of Housing and Community Development, Gilroy failed to meet its deadline to adopt a...

Dear Editor:

I don’t understand why Mayor Blankley is opposed to virtual public comment for City Council meetings, in opposition to the recommendation by our own Gilroy Open Government Commission.  By excluding virtual public comment, the City is excluding the voices of Gilroyans who may want to...

Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:

Re: CNN article, May 4: “The Satanic Temple requests that Boston fly its flag after Supreme Court ruling” When the City of Gilroy first discussed the issue of flying the LGBTQ flag on the city's flagpole, a few of us tried to warn that the...