Opinion

There were cheers last week about the record or near-record turnout levels in the midterm elections in California, and across the U.S. While the numbers were relatively high—approaching 60 percent in some California counties— they were properly qualified by adjectives such as “midterm,” “off-year”...

It is hard to believe that it is September already, with Uvas

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.

DEAR EDITOR:

Dear Editor,

A letter from Old Glory, Some people call me Old Glory, others

Our View: Since Gilroy tops the list on where parolees are

JEERS: For the California Highway Patrol for punishing local

I spent a few hours Tuesday afternoon reading the USA Patriot