Update from the county supe
I am pleased to announce the launch of 911 texting services throughout Santa Clara County. This new option will help those who are deaf,...
Proposed sales tax
So we need to increase taxes to ensure that our fire and police protection are adequate for our great city? No one can argue...
Join 4-H!
Congratulations to the new youth executive board of San Martin 4-H Club. With this great youth team, our club will strive for a successful...
Equality and housing in Santa Clara County
Last month’s Women’s Equality Day Celebration hosted by the Santa Clara County Commission on the Status of Women bore witness to the triumphs and...
Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting victims: We owe them a memorial
The large teddy bear has a layer of dust, and the candles are burned out. The cut flowers are wilted. Some of the handwritten...
Reinforcing the future
Last month I was invited to photograph remnants from Gilroy’s past, several fragments of circus posters from the 1800s revealed when rafters were exposed...
Moon landing saved Joe
On July 20, 1969—50 years ago—a team of about five American soldiers was surrounded by what seemed like hundreds of Vietnamese. As the enemy...
We shall overcome
The Gilroy Unified School District has been working cooperatively with the Gilroy Police Department since the tragic shooting occurred. Multiple school facilities have been...
Gilroy, stay strong
Gilroy is where my home and businesses are located.
My family and lifelong friends also have their families, lives, homes and businesses in the Garlic...
Mental illness doesn’t explain gun violence
The notion that mental illness drives the current spate of mass shootings is a dangerous oversimplification. Some shooters, such as the Aurora. Col., movie...
