Guest View, Gary Walton: Ways to celebrate National Preservation Month in Gilroy
Established in 1973 by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Historic Preservation Month brings attention to historical places to instill pride, promote heritage conservation and encourage tourism. We know our historic buildings are important, but May is a great time to give them a...
Guest View: Quarry jeopardizes our health
Dear Mayor Blankley and Council Members,
We ask you to enact a resolution urging Santa Clara County to deny the application for a quarry on the Sargent Ranch property. We also ask you to direct staff to make official comments on the Draft Environmental Impact...
‘Dollar Store’ success – it’s all about entertainment
Those of us with a black belt in shopping have ample opportunity
A well-struck compromise on private golf course
In one of his final acts before retirement, City of Morgan Hill
One trustee got it right on CAB bonds
We’re still flabbergasted over the Gilroy Unified School District Board of Trustees’s approval five years ago of a Capital Improvement Bond that netted $2.4 million at an ultimate cost of $28.2 million.
$100,000 salary mark: questions, suggestions
It's surprising, in these tight economic times, to learn that 28












