Letter: Gilroy is committed to affordable housing
Gilroy must continue to promote the development of more housing for all income levels while looking at creative policies and funding through our local control to make them more livable,accessible to transit, bikeable and walkable.
I support Gilroy's Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) program in single-family...
Letter: We stand against all acts of hate
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 all seek to build up a community of respect and love for neighbors in the community in which...
Guest View: California will continue to struggle with existential issues in 2024
California enters the new year with its existential issues still unresolved, and a new one—an immense budget deficit—threatens to make dealing with them even more difficult.
California has made very little progress, if any, on narrowing its shortage of housing, its levels of homelessness and...
Businesses are in middle of potential ICE squeeze
The stories began flying last week: Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would raid businesses across California and deport undocumented workers.
As of this newspaper’s press time, the raids had not started, but the specter remains.
Heightened anxiety about federal immigration policies has already intensified...
Letter: Hats off to Jeff Garcia
Once again Jeff Garcia has returned to mentor the kids of Gilroy. Recently, with the help of many volunteers, Jeff and his team were able to put together a football camp for boys and girls. Gilroy youth of all ages enjoyed two days of...
Cities pledge solutions to homeless crisis
With homelessness worsening, Californians are rightly frustrated that our state, with its abundance of wealth and resources, has not made better progress in helping people get off the streets and into housing.
There is plenty of blame to go around. Major contributing factors include the...
Guest View: Heartbeat of Gilroy
It was a warm Thursday summer evening, and everything was in place. I stepped back and was completely in awe.
In previous years, I had seen the wonder of creating a venue in a matter of days, having a celebration of Garlic and family for...

















