Opinion

There are certain events that become part of your life without you ever realizing it. They mark the seasons, become family traditions and, over time, become part of your own story. For me, that event is the Gilroy Garlic Festival. Like so many people, I’ve been...

As a longtime resident of Morgan Hill, I have watched storms swell West Little Llagas Creek beyond its banks, threatening homes, businesses and agricultural land. That’s why I am excited to share an important update as we enter what will be the final season...

If you ask police officers, school administrators or residents in Morgan Hill about e-bikes, you’ll likely hear the same response: They’re becoming one of the biggest public safety challenges facing our community. Not because e-bikes are inherently dangerous. It’s because too many riders are treating...

Mayor Mark Turner has kicked off his reelection campaign with the slogan, “It Matters Who Leads!” On that point, we agree completely. It does matter who leads. It matters because leadership isn’t measured by campaign slogans, ribbon cuttings or carefully staged photo opportunities. It’s measured...

More than half of Americans say the system treats them like a number rather than a person. In addition, only 39% feel that the healthcare system is working in patients’ best interests. Gilroy and parts of the surrounding area have some of the highest...

Whether Morgan Hill should have joined the legal effort opposing the proposed ICE detention facility near Gilroy is a question reasonable people can answer differently. What should not be open to debate is how the City Council discusses an issue of such significant public...

Re: Joe Heller cartoon, Free Lance, July 10. The smile on the beak of the stork transmits the purpose of the fly-over of the Capitol by the stork while depositing the standard “bird droppings” smiling about his delivery. The point of his beak bringing a...

The California Legislature’s failure to act has effectively ended many targeted goat grazing businesses that provide critical wildfire prevention services throughout California. As a result of the new labor requirements, our company is now required to pay each of our goat herders an annual wage...

A Gilroy free-ride-and drive event could be renamed to “What’s Under Your Hood” because popping the hood of an electric vehicle reveals absolutely nothing. This hood is empty: no cylinders, no pistons, no filters, no parts with no need for an oil change.  Thank you...

From the stirring harmonies of the Patriotic Sing on July 3 to the thunderous fireworks that lit the sky on the evening of July 4, Morgan Hill once again delivered an Independence Day celebration that rivals any in the region.  But behind every song, every...