Dear Editor, The verdict is still out on the recent article
regarding LAFCO and ag mitigation.
Private Property Rights Being Trampled by Agencies
Dear Editor,
The verdict is still out on the recent article regarding LAFCO and ag mitigation. There’s really not much to say but damn the environmentalists. The government already owns millions of acres that will likely never be developed and the environmentalists want to control the privately owned property as well.
Daniel Rogers, Morgan Hill
Trader Joe’s Blew It Picking Morgan Hill Over Gilroy
Dear Editor,
According to everyone in Morgan Hill, Trader Joe’s is suffering because they don’t have a freeway sign so no one can find the store. As I recall, wasn’t there a big write-in campaign for Trader Joe’s by supposedly thousands of Morgan Hill residents.
Those supposed shoppers alone should maintain healthy sales for Trader Joe’s. Where are they? Most likely they are shopping in Gilroy. Trader Joe’s could have had a gold mine location at South Valley Plaza on 10th Street in Gilroy. They could have knocked down the old theater and had their store practically on the freeway. Think of the visibility and signs. They could have also chosen a First Street location. Imagine a store next to Safeway.
I’m sure the west side residents of Gilroy would have kept that store jumping. But oh well, they chose Morgan Hill which I guess hasn’t welcomed them with open arms or wallets. Please stop whining that the residents of Morgan Hill can’t find them. According to Trader Joe’s research, they are the more educated and wealthier people, RIGHT?
Chris Walling, San Jose, formerly of Gilroy
‘Audio-Terrorism’ from Boom Cars Has to be Stopped
Dear Editor,
The start of Gilroy’s beautiful weather has already activated the audio-terrorists (aka “boom” cars), whose drivers consistently fan their thumbs to their noses at the good residents of Gilroy.
While it’s a well-documented fact that sustained loud noise over time can produce hearing loss (especially to the driver), the great majority of our driving public is held hostage by having to endure these airheads as they blast their noise around town.
Section 21007 of the California Vehicle Code deals with excessive radio or stereo noise omitted from a vehicle. I’d encourage City Council to press the Gilroy Police Department to enforce this section of the vehicle code, and ticket these offenders without issuing a warning.
Council also needs to pass a local law that levies heavy fines for violators. Audio-terrorism is real, and enough is enough. Put compliance on the boomers rather than endurance on the public.
James Fennell, Gilroy
