Letter: The arts are alive in Gilroy
Nestled in the heart of Downtown Gilroy, the La Ofrenda Festival—Gilroy’s second annual Día de Muertos Festival & Wellness Fair from1-7pm Nov. 2—will be an extraordinary event and is more than just a day of festivities; it’s an immersive experience that embraces the essence...
Letters: On local election and politics
Hidden hands shape our local election
I am outraged by the recent revelations surrounding the group responsible for sponsoring negative campaign mailers against Mayor Blankley. These attacks are funded by “Building Tomorrow, sponsored by California Friends and Family,” a group that was previously known as...
Letter: Deregulation legislation is under attack
If you thought shortages of infant formula was bad, wait until California's shippers and receivers are denied services of owner-operator truckers.
Recently, the U.S. Solicitor General filed the Government's brief in the California Trucking Association's case challenging the Legislature's AB-5, AB-2257, pending at the U.S....
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: An electronic cross of fool’s gold
When I spoke to the Planning Commission last month, I spoke against the electronic sign, which was the correct thing to do there. I was looking at the sign from a very granular level, a myopic and focused position which, as I see it,...
