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...
What can we do?
“Do Something! Do Something!”
The chants rang out loud and clear in Dayton, Ohio. There hasn’t been much of a response.
The signs at vigils in...
Garlic Festival Shooting EDITORIAL: Reclaim our public spaces
We have read about the horrific incidents around the country for years now. Locations like Columbine, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook, Orlando, Las Vegas Strip...
Photographer’s Notebook from the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting: On the front lines
By Robert Eliason
After initial reports of a mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, I was assigned by the Gilroy Dispatch to go to...
Guest Opinion: The sun still rises
The impact of someone dying always hits me hardest the next morning, when the sun rises and they are not there to see it....
Causes of Refugee Crisis
I have introduced legislation to address the root causes of the refugee crisis in Central America before it reaches our border: the Northern Triangle...
Fond Gilroy memories
After 39 years, we have decided to leave Gilroy and begin a new chapter in our lives. This departure is bittersweet for us. Bitter ...
Causes of Refugee Crisis
I have introduced legislation to address the root causes of the refugee crisis in Central America before it reaches our border: the Northern Triangle...
High-speed rail, one step at a time
California has long been the leader in innovation, bold action and tackling projects that others wouldn’t dream of. The state highway system, BART and...
