Guest View: Raising taxes on corporations could chase businesses out of state
The governor just released his revised spending plan for the California budget, and while he did not admit that we are headed towards a...
Letter: Keep the arts alive
Art saves lives. Healthy communities have a healthy art scene.
From Chicago to Boston to Washington, D.C., to Laguna Beach to San Luis Obispo and...
Guest View, Carol Marques: Housing shortage or affordability problem?
At a recent city function, a guest speaker said Anderson Dam was built in 18 months but the retrofit would take 8-10 years. It...
Letter: Transforming Gilroy
On Jan. 17, 1984, my wife and I moved from our “small” house in South San Jose to Gilroy with our then-3-year-old son, with...
Spoking My Mind: Bicycle, come what May
May. For the unenlightened, it’s the fifth month, a time between the seasons of “It’s too cold!” and “It’s too hot!”
To the enlightened, however,...
Guest View, Zach Hilton: Housing crisis deepens under current process
For the past four years I have participated at some level with California State legislative bills, first as an advocate and now as an...
Letter: Students learn about vital ag
Recently, students at Charter School of Morgan Hill (a public school for students primarily living in the southern Bay Area) completed a three-month plant...
Guest View: Public safety and second chances go hand in hand
Public safety and providing opportunities for individuals leaving jail or prison can be perceived as opposing objectives. But the County of Santa Clara is...
Religion: Following God into the storm
There are times in life when we find ourselves called from seasons of relative peace and tranquility into what we know will be a...
Spoking My Mind: April lows and highs
Seasoned riders know all about lows and highs, from gears to mountain climbing to the PSI in their tires! Life is also full of...
