Parents should not have to battle to get what law requires
When the experts at Gilroy Unified School District spoke so sincerely about how important parents are in crafting education plans for their special needs students (Dispatch, Oct. 2, 2015), and that parents need as much support as their kids in securing services, the better part of who we are tends to take them at their word.
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...
Slower high-speed rail?
It sounds crazy, but a presidential rant on Twitter may have forced Gov. Gavin Newsom to “clarify”—actually, backtrack—his position on California’s high-speed rail.
“The project, as currently planned, would cost too much and take too long,” the governor said of the state’s high-speed rail plan...
Letters: High school drug use story unveils a discrepancy that needs scrutiny
Your recent article finally sheds light on the drug situation in
Choice on front page quote didn’t do mayor justice
Mayor elaborates on his quote and a resident speaks out on
Three steps to improving Hecker Pass plan
The Hecker Pass Specific Plan, which is now before the city
