The best and worst places to be financially
Do you know what is the worst tax state for retirees? What state is the best state to do business in? Here is a roundup of the miscellaneous, fascinating rankings offered by leading magazines and websites.
More facts, less emotion in land-use debates
As a reporter for The Morgan Hill Times, I covered many zoning
Here’s why the Welcome Center is vital to Gilroy
The May 15, 2015, issue of the Gilroy Dispatch article on the Gilroy Welcome Center has prompted this letter. My hope is that the community will reach out to elected officials and that the City Administrator will take an active role in explaining the positive, financial benefit this public-private organization brings to the City of Gilroy.
GETTING OUT: A taste of high country exposure close to home
The Mummy Mountain Trail at Harvey Bear Ranch is spectacular and
Getting Out: Take a gamble on Nevada
I have been rethinking Nevada. It took a number of years for me to see the special beauty of the desert. But much of the Great Basin, which comprises most of Nevada, still seemed like a wasteland that held no allure. The state, at least the portion of it one sees from Interstate 80, is a succession of drab brown mountain ranges dotted with dull gray-green sagebrush. It is a landscape I was always anxious to cross as quickly as possible.
Flames beat San Jose with overtime scorcher
Jarome Iginla blasted a 30-footer past Evgeni Nabokov 4:35 into
Greek Catholic church celebrates 25th anniversary
St. Elias the Prophet Melkite Greek Catholic Church will
Board of Supervisors should abandon minimum wage proposal
In May, Supervisor Dave Cortese proposed raising minimum wage to $10 per hour in unincorporated areas of the county. Gov. Brown has since signed legislation to increase California’s minimum wage to $9 per hour on July 1, 2014 and to $10 per hour on Jan. 1, 2016.
How to Tell if a Plant Has Kicked the Bucket
It's rather ominous when a plant's leaves start to drop off at a

















