Minimum wage in the county?
The road to fiscal folly is paved with good intentions, as Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese has demonstrated.
2 letters: More criminals in state, Policies eat up tax dollars
‘Brilliant’ – California’s elected legislators vote to keep repeat offenders here
3 letters: Christopher family buys tablets for Gilroy High; President isn’t telling the truth – it is war; Let’s compare Obama and Bush as presidents
‘Nook’ readers donated to Gilroy High by Christopher family a good example
Whopping victory for library tax
It is gratifying indeed that our community recognizes the value of a community library – so much so that a continuation of the library parcel tax passed with a whopping 81 percent of the vote. Getting the necessary two-thirds majority to continue the $33.66 per year charge for a single family home was not a problem.
Gilroy Fire’s systemic issues
What’s becoming more and more clear is that there’s something systemically wrong with the Gilroy Fire Department. What’s wrong is exemplified by the ongoing lawsuit brought against our community for overtime pay by well-compensated assistant fire chiefs Phil King and Ed Bozzo (retired). What’s wrong is exemplified by the fact that the firefighters are the only group to ever force the city into binding arbitration. What’s wrong is exemplified by the fact that the firefighters union again hasn’t settled contract negotiations with the city.
Shut down gambling operation – again and again
Shut them down again – and again, and again, and again – if necessary.
Do you agree with the decision to conduct a police raid on Liberty PCS, an Internet cafe clearly linked to gambling operations?
• Yes. Any illegal operation warrants a police raid.
2 letters: Virtual school option praised by parent; Kudos to the Gilroy police for raid on Liberty PCS
San Martin resident has great praise for ‘excellent’ online education program
Do you think Gilroy residents should pay to build a water theme park feature at Gilroy Gardens?
• No. I do not want a ‘water theme park’ that might attract older children and change the dynamics of the population attracted to the park, now.
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.