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I sit here finally fed up with the street racing, which goes on here on a somewhat regular basis. It begins promptly at 9:30 p.m. and lasts approximately 15 minutes each night and some nights residents who live up here are treated to late night racing on the roundabout somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 p.m. or later. What prompted my contacting Red Phone is the death recently in San Jose by a senseless game of the same variety. Young males fueled by too much testosterone who feel it necessary to take their frustrations out by engaging in this risky behavior. Did you not learn a lesson from the two idiots who decided their pleasure was more important than the young girl's life and who now sit in Santa Clara County jail? Apparently not or you wouldn't be driving like a maniac as I sit here writing this now.

Last November, the voters of Santa Clara County passed Measure Q, a $24 parcel tax that will support the work of the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority. The measure required a two-thirds majority for passage, a very high hurdle in an era where boisterous disagreement seems to accompany every issue. If you add to that obstacle the fact that the measure was a tax increase, it is clear that the passage of Measure Q is an impressive endorsement of our desire for open space, clean water, and a healthy environment.

Much is said between the lines of the Gilroy Dispatch, 13 March 2015 page A2 article, “Gavilan College cites improvements.” The absence of any discussion by the college about serving the educational needs of students says much about the misplaced priorities of Gavilan’s decision-makers and those of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC).

SAN JOSE—Chicago denied the San Jose Sharks a sweep of this week’s three-game homestand by earning four goals in the third period to turn back the hosts 6-2 Saturday afternoon at sold-out SAP Center.

What is happening to First Street? Why doesn’t the city take care of this major road? It is literally crumbling to pieces. If you pay attention to any of the entry areas to the shopping centers you will see all the pebbles and rocks from the street. This road is the worst road in our city and it seems like there has been little or no effort to maintain it.

The Gilroy Little League will host opening day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Christmas Hill Park. 

Broadway By The Bay has brought Cameron Mackintosh's "Les Miserables” to the Fox Theatre in Redwood City with a stunning production and a first class company with a Broadway caliber production.

One of the most difficult things about a drought is that we don’t know when it will end. Our stormy December was followed by a bone dry January. We had some rain in February, but no one knows what the rest of the winter will bring.

Let’s pretend you are a bird, perhaps a robin.