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.
Time to rally support for Bonfante Gardens
The details emerging about Bonfante Gardens' enormous debt and
Letter: No need to search outside for administrator
I disagree with Mayor Roland Velasco's claim that Gilroy should have conducted a nationwide search for a new city administrator instead of appointing Jimmy Forbis, who has been the Gilroy Finance Director since 2016 and is the current interim administrator.
Full disclosure, I live in...
Going Over the Basics About Opinion Writing
Opinion pieces can be categorized in several ways. The most obvious is by author: editorials are written by editors or editorial board members. Columns are written by columnists. Letters are written by letter writers, or, one might say, by concerned residents.










