Letter: Gun violence needs to be addressed now
I know the Dispatch would rather deal with local issues, but we need to address the problem of guns and the growing issue of gun culture and the growing problem that the issue has caused in the country right now. It could be the...
Understand city finance
The General Election is just a few months away, and voters in Gilroy have a number of candidates to consider for the all-important positions on the City Council. Â Of all the layers of government, your voice on the local level has the most impact...
Letter: Adding jobs, growing wages
What would you like our government to do about:
• The concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a few?
• Protection for small businesses?
• Workers’ ability to negotiate?
• Promoting job growth?
• Promoting the growth of jobs with good pay for those without college...
Letter: South County clergy protest hate crimes
Our community has an active Interfaith Clergy Alliance, which includes clergy from a number of the faith communities in Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy. We were distressed to learn from our colleague, Imam Ilyas Anwar of South Valley Islamic Center (SVIC), about acts...
Letter: He has respect
My name is Ann Marie McCauley and I have been a resident and business owner in Gilroy for 20 years. In January 2023 I started attending city council meetings to better understand Gilroy’s government.
I was shocked to see how few people attended and became...
5 letters: Shirikawa’s misuse of public funds; Old City Hall is back!; Brace yourself taxpayers; Pit bulls next target a child?; Public transportation nightmare
Outrage over Supervisor George Shirakawa’s misuse of public funds MIA