22-year Love Affair with Gilroy in a Bit of a Slump
Like most relationships, my love affair with Gilroy has had its
Community Pulse: Building a Ground Zero mosque
Should a proposal to build a 13-story mosque and Islamic
Library moving downtown? Let’s hope the deal’s done soon
Out city leaders, hopefully, are all pulling for the temporary
In negotiations, what should the city’s final salary offer to police officers be?
• 1.5% to 3% depending on the benefits package. As it stands, the benefits package is so comprehensive it would be more than fair to offer a 1.5% cost of living increase. That said, I do appreciate very much all that our GPD does for our community and they should be compensated fairly. • 1.5%. I also feel that the police should be paying into their pension and medical programs and not expect taxpayers to pay them for the rest of their lives. • No raise. It’s too soon to come out! This is going to be a long and bumpy recovery. • 1.5%, just to show appreciation for what they do. Any other increases should be on an individual basis based on performance. • No raise. During difficult times, every employee of the city should understand that sacrifices must be made by all. For instance, Boise, Idaho’s police department have already decided to give up a 2.5% raise they were going to receive in October, 2012. This move will save their city $1.2 million. We all need to step up to help our community. • Out here in real life, especially in the non-profit world (I think the city









