Letter to the Editor, Oct. 23: Vote for Marie
I am 19 and this is my first time being included in the voting process. Voting is something we are lucky enough to have the privilege to do, and we need to make sure that we are taking full advantage of these opportunities. Voting...
Letter: Coverage sanitized Gaza tragedies
Just read your article online about the ceasefire resolution that was rejected by Gilroy's city council.
First, I wasn't sure why the picture showed an empty room when I know for a fact that it wasn't empty, in fact it had an overflow... but after...
Letter: VTA refuses to change
When Don Gage was chair of VTA, it won "Worst in the Nation" Status from the MIT Study of all the Nation's Transit Agencies.
Despite three Grand Jury indictments, they refuse to change. It's darn the torpedoes—full steam ahead. They worship Emperor Transit First, despite...
Letters: Quarry would destroy critical ecosystem
Quarry would destroy critical ecosystem
Just outside of Gilroy, Sargent Ranch is home to critical plant and animal life. Yet the land was purchased in auction by an investor group located in San Diego. The group is bent on building an open sand and gravel...
Letter to the Editor: The Electoral College is a wake up call
My office has served the Gilroy community for over 100 years, 40 of them under my watch. Combative politics and modern technology has caused the principles of our republic, specifically the electoral college, to be lost.
Our republic was formed by rural states and populous...
Letters to the Editor: Day Road needs sidewalk, donate to overseas troops
Day Road sidewalk could save a life
It is time we address the lack of a sidewalk on Day Road leading from Monterey Highway to Christopher High School on Santa Teresa Road. The only articles you have written addressing issues around Christopher High School is...
Letter: Caltrain should adjust, not pause service
City Councilmember Zach Hilton recently wrote in a letter to the editor that the commuter rail service Caltrain should “pause” their service out of Gilroy (Dispatch, June 13, 2025). I feel that this action would be taking a step backward and do more harm...
Letter: How ‘Idea Friendly’ cities are rewriting local government
Across the country, a quiet revolution is changing how small towns and cities operate. It’s not led by billion-dollar investments or top-down mandates, but by neighbors with ideas—and local governments willing to say YES.
This movement is called “Idea Friendly,” a term coined by the...
