Thuggery, belly buttons and bad reception
There's a cynical streak in me that makes me want to shake my
Which Way to Gilroy?
We can’t help thinking of Gertrude Stein’s sentiment about trying to find her old Oakland home, “There’s no there there,” as we drive into Gilroy.
Guest column: $15 minimum wage and the war on small business
In the land of endless regulation, higher taxes and more fees, California seems to have declared all-out war on small businesses. The $15 per hour minimum wage increase is just one assault that will cause businesses to re-evaluate how they operate in unfriendly territory. Those workers the state intended to help may be the ones hit the hardest when businesses are forced to decide whether they can pass the increased labor costs along to the consumer our cut back their labor force.
Moving the pile on vacant downtown buildings
It’s working. The owners of the long-vacant unreinforced masonry buildings downtown are coming to City Hall for the proverbial “come to Jesus” meeting with city staff.
Letter: Even tenured teachers have to meet standards of excellence
This is in response to Marc Perkel's letter about teachers with
Letter: Flat tax isn’t going to solve spending problem
Peter Rush of New York wrote an interesting guest editorial in
Williamson Act mess must fall to supervisor and staff
The recent Williamson Act meeting held in South County didn't go
