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November 6, 2025

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Gilroy Gardens H20 Park: wasteful water in drought?

Dear Red Phone, “I'm reading in the Dispatch that there's a new water park at Gilroy Gardens. I thought we were in a drought. This water cannot be recycled water, so obviously we no longer need to stop flushing our toilets each time we use them. And we can water our yards and wash the cars. It doesn't play at all. Plus, the $2 million, where is that coming from? Oh yes, it's my pocketbook - again. As a taxpayer, I think this is horrible. I wonder if this political, is this a payoff to Don Chapin and Co. for something? I don't know. Please do your best.

Red Phone: Downtown music out of tune

"My boyfriend and I were taking advantage of the beautiful weather and owning a convertible car. As we were driving down through downtown Gilroy we couldn't figure out where this blasting of Mariachi music was coming from. As we kept looking around, we noticed none of the cars were blaring the music. It was the town's speakers playing it. I can't say that I agree with the city's decision on the direction our downtown seems to be going. The Hispanic music put us both over the edge. With the little antique shops left in our downtown, I could see the discomfort in the few elderly people I saw trying to have a nice afternoon antiquing. This occurred on a Friday at 3 p.m. Can someone please justify, if there is one, why our town located in the good ole' USA was playing the Hispanic melodies?"

Broadway By the Bay: An outstanding 2014 season

Broadway By the Bay arrives this year with four top Broadway creating an impressive season for musical theatre lovers.

Saving Lives

He wasn't wearing a seatbelt. So, when the white Jeep Cherokee

Viognier: The other white wine

My wife and I have lived in Hollister for about a year and a

Azaleas provide good variety

Azaleas are coming into their own now and it is time to visit

Biggest tax hike obstacle: resentment of public employees

 The many negative stories represent aberrations, revealing nothing at all typical about public employees in California. But they have turned public opinion against civil servants so severely that it will be difficult to pass any of the current spate of tax increase proposals, no matter who might back them or bankroll them.

BASEBALL: Gimenez back with Mariners

Gilroy native Chris Gimenez was added to the Seattle Mariners

State Parks: the next 150 years

Natural beauty, open spaces and history are just a few reasons why we love our parks. The sense of stepping into the past or the thrill of pushing one's limits with mother nature are feelings hard to describe or put a price on, but for generations it has been these feelings that have kept our parks alive. As California commemorates the 150th anniversary of our vast state park system, it is critical that foresight to the next 150 years is kept in mind.

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