Opinion

Gilroy spends approximately 80 percent of the annual General Fund budget on police and fire. That’s …

May 16, 2013

• Too much. The police budget may be justifiable and necessary. However, fire protection is redundant and inefficient. We do not need them as first response medical responders, the vast majority of their services. The Council should reconsider consolidating GFD with County fire protection.

‘Leftover’ grant money misused by City Council

February 21, 2005

Dear Editor,

3 letters, including “Marketable historic downtown”

December 16, 2011

37 old buildings in downtown Gilroy make it a marketable historic district if we just do it

Disastrous wildfires could be a terrorist tool; let’s upgrade our ability to fight them from the air with super water tankers

December 31, 2003

EDITOR:

Merit Pay for Teachers Fraught With Pitfalls, So What’s the Solution?

June 20, 2006

Dear Editor,

Community Pulse: Should city spend $35K on ‘shop local’ campaign

October 8, 2009

Should the city of Gilroy spend $35,000 co-sponsoring a

Guest View: More police does not mean more safety

June 10, 2022

There was a lot of discourse in September about having police officers at high schools in the area. While there was talk from people like Councilmember Zach Hilton and District Attorney Candidate Sajid Khan about the lack of effectiveness of safety, there was a...

Plenty of reasons for Gilroy voters to pass Measure P, the school bond

October 13, 2008

Given the economic climate, it will be tempting for voters to

Religious step in the right direction at Gilroy High

December 15, 2004

Dear Editor,

Guest view: Updated district master plan meets water needs

March 13, 2024

Valley Water is committed to ensuring enough safe, clean water for families, homes, farms and businesses in Santa Clara County today and for future generations. Our agency is updating the Water Supply Master Plan, which helps identify how to maintain a reliable, clean water supply...

Letter: City and developers have no respect for natural surroundings

Teachers Have Always Taken Full Responsibility

Account experience is valuable

What really defines courage is risking the brand of spreading a ‘doctrine of hate’ when speaking up about a moral issue

Mahurin Gets a Thumbs Up

Gilroy spends approximately 80 percent of the annual General Fund budget on police and fire. That’s …

‘Leftover’ grant money misused by City Council

3 letters, including “Marketable historic downtown”

Disastrous wildfires could be a terrorist tool; let’s upgrade our ability to fight them from the air with super water tankers

Merit Pay for Teachers Fraught With Pitfalls, So What’s the Solution?

Community Pulse: Should city spend $35K on ‘shop local’ campaign

Guest View: More police does not mean more safety

Plenty of reasons for Gilroy voters to pass Measure P, the school bond

Religious step in the right direction at Gilroy High

Guest view: Updated district master plan meets water needs

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