Editorials

Taking your family to a professional sporting event should not be dangerous. One should not have to worry about drunks hurling obscenities and fists because someone else is wearing an opposing team's jersey or they just feel disrespected.

Cheers to South County wineries for bringing home the gold - and the silver, bronze and in one case a double gold - from the San Francisco Wine Competition, recognized as the largest competition of American wines in the world.

The recent news that Saint Louise Regional Hospital is considering placing a sales tax initiative on the November ballot is a wake up call.

The California Supreme Court's decision backing Governor Jerry Brown's plan to eliminate redevelopment agencies and take control of their cash and assets, threatens the city's ability to continue redevelopment efforts.

Cheers to the Santa Clara Valley Water District board and employees who recently negotiated new contracts that will save the agency $7.7 million over the life of the three-year contracts. Starting in April 2012, employees will contribute 15 percent of their health care premiums and pay an increase of 1.1 percent to 11 percent of contributions toward the California Public Employees Retirement System. And, new employees who start after Jan. 1 2012 will earn a rate of 2 percent of their salary for retirement plans, multiplied by their years of service at the age of 60. Current employees maintain the 2.5 percent at the age of 55. Employees will also lose a paid holiday, reducing them to 12 per year. Sick leave payouts upon retirement are capped at 480, with a 50 percent rate of the equivalent cash value.

Cheers to the seven community members who stepped up to form the

A group of parents this week protested in front of the Morgan

Imagine walking down a tree-lined, meandering sidewalk dotted

Cheers to the Morgan Hill Sister Cities Commission, the Library,