Who to call about cars parked on the street too long?
Someone parked his or her car in front of my house and it hasn’t moved for going on a week now. Is there a time limit for how long someone can leave their car on the curb and if so, who do I contact to get that enforced?
Hike’s ocean views, human tale inspire
Years ago, when I was a young boy growing up in the Bay Area, the rain always came each winter. As sure as the arrival of winter rain, one story would eventually appear on the evening news: a rock slide at Devil’s Slide had closed Highway 1 between Pacifica and Half Moon Bay. It was as if this event, like the rain, was an integral part of the
Moving to preserve our roots
It would be considered one of the South County’s secret treasures for those who value history. Hidden along an alley near St. Mary Roman Catholic Church is Gilroy’s first cemetery, once almost forgotten amid neglect
Seeing Red: Sunshine and Sports
It’s June and that marks the start of my favorite season: summer.
When will Suburban Propane leave Luchessa and Monterey?
With the new housing construction on Luchessa Avenue, how soon will Suburban Propane be required to move out?
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.
University kids home on break
It’s summer and parents of college students know one thing: it’s the time of year when your little birds find their way back to the nest, hauling a trailer full of stuff they collected over the last two semesters.
Don’t call them seagulls
A resident in a north Morgan Hill neighborhood glanced into her backyard and discovered a California gull running around in circles and thought that maybe it was injured or sick. So the kind lady captured the bird and quickly brought it to the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center. WERC staff could find no obvious injuries and the bird acted very alert and feisty. It was transferred to a flight enclosure with a small swimming pool. And then it became immediately apparent that the gull was actually just a big baby, although adult-sized and fully feathered and “thisclose” to flying.


















