Religion: Praying for the dead
July 28 used to be one of my favorite days of the year. On the Roman Catholic calendar, it is the feast day of a minor saint, Pope Saint Victor I, who was martyred by the Romans around the year 199 AD. Pope Victor...
Guest column: Making war on the quality of life
The Gilroy Dispatch and Gilroy Business Focus recently featured opinion pieces arguing that the laws that protect workers and the environment, along with the proposed urban growth boundary (UGB) initiative, are seriously damaging to small business and the local economy. I strongly disagree with their conclusions and I believe it’s the policies they prefer that are the threat to not only our prosperity, but to our quality of life.
California High-speed rail: ‘lies, damned lies and statistics’
Five letters: High-speed rail a huge mistake; elect John Laird;
Letter: City fights costly legal battle against housing
Over three weeks ago, Gandolfi Investments—which has proposed a 501-unit project at 315 Las Animas Ave—sued the City of Gilroy and City Council for violating California law.
According to California’s Department of Housing and Community Development, Gilroy failed to meet its deadline to adopt a...
4 letters: No pit bull ban, dealing with reality, Islamics shocked by violence
Opinions aimed at a ban of pit bull dogs are way off the reasoned mark
Lockdown Chaos Cause and Effect; Sadie Got it Right
The lockdown that we had all anxiously been awaiting for the












