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December 11, 2025

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Dear Editor,

Community Pulse: What should the school district cut?

If you were in charge of cutting the school district budget,

The following organizations and individuals deserve either

CHEERS or JEERS this week:

Religion: Charitable work of religious organizations

My congregation was recently awarded a Top Giving certificate for our collections toward disaster relief during 2023, particularly for the people of Maui after the horrible fire that destroyed so many homes and disrupted people’s lives last August. The award was presented by Lutheran Disaster...

Selfish celebrants will ruin Fourth of July for everyone

JEERS: For the Gilroyans who flout the law and set off illegal fireworks. Remember – every time you set off an illegal firework you are jeopardizing the sale and use of fireworks in the city.

Guest column: $15 minimum wage and the war on small business

In the land of endless regulation, higher taxes and more fees, California seems to have declared all-out war on small businesses. The $15 per hour minimum wage increase is just one assault that will cause businesses to re-evaluate how they operate in unfriendly territory. Those workers the state intended to help may be the ones hit the hardest when businesses are forced to decide whether they can pass the increased labor costs along to the consumer our cut back their labor force.

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