Editorial: Community hospitals are vital to a city’s well being
A community hospital is more than a place we go when something goes wrong. It is one of the essential pillars of a healthy and resilient community.
When a medical emergency strikes, minutes, even seconds, matter. Having a hospital close to home can mean the...
Letter: Eliminating virtual public comment excludes local voices
I don’t understand why Mayor Blankley is opposed to virtual public comment for City Council meetings, in opposition to the recommendation by our own Gilroy Open Government Commission.
By excluding virtual public comment, the City is excluding the voices of Gilroyans who may want to...
Letters: Differing views on danger of drugs
Silly and useless to spend tax dollars on the war against
Letter: Balanced budget is great, but not if ‘old people have to eat dog food’
Like everyone, I support a balanced budget. And like everyone I
Letter: Understanding Muslims – really, what’s to understand?
Virtually all the attacks on America, American embassy's, ships,
What Seattle teaches Gilroy
I was fortunate to attend the National Main Street Conference in Seattle in March with three fellow board members and Nancy Maciel, coordinator for the Gilroy Downtown Business Association. One of the more inspiring seminars that I attended was, “Downtown Collaborations, Using Transformation Strategies...











