Government is not elementary
Dear editor, Last Tuesday I attended the Rotary forum with the City Council candidates.
Each candidate was invited to participate and was given one minute for introduction, followed by a two-minute answer four related questions on homelessness, downtown, economic development and city budget priorities. At...
Council listens to the people
I was born in Gilroy 70 years ago and raised my family here, so I’ve seen lots of changes to our small town. I’ve always cared about what happens in Gilroy and dedicated many years of service to the community. I served on the...
Letter: Transparency needed in all levels of government
“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...
Get smarter, ‘Growing Smarter’
To the editor, A few comments about the Sept. 12 article “Agri·tourist vote may hurt incumbents.”
The group that calls itself “Gilroy Growing Smarter” is limiting its ability to get any smarter. According to the article, if any candidate voted against or opposed measure H...
Letter: Gilroy’s streets and sidewalks
Our 2024 Pavement Rehabilitation progress is underway, and this year marks the third consecutive year of bolstered funding for our city streets.
Thanks to the 5-year Street Repair Program adopted by the City Council in September 2021, Gilroy’s streets citywide are seeing more attention than...













