Letters

As a property owner of several downtown properties, I was denied my votes on the Morgan Hill Property and Business Improvement District (MHPBID) due to the method that was used to distribute ballots to property owners. I believe this is an unfair tax, which...

It is difficult for taxpayers to have a happy anything, Thanksgiving Day, or otherwise, when we are being forced to subsidize bankrupt boondoggle public sector transit with our gas taxes. Seniors like my 101-year-old Mom, who’s quarantined with Covid, cannot afford to pay for gas,...

Community colleges have in the past been considered a great opportunity to many, even those who come from the first generation. At the end of 2019, the California College Promise Program offered two years of free tuition for first-time students who took full-time courses...

RAIN! What a joyful sight! So much needed in California. Yet, California has been setting the record for wasting precious rainfall.  For four decades, the state with one liberal party rule, has not built one major water storage project, while the population has doubled. Didn’t...

I think it is shameful and unfair to all the students, parents and the entire Morgan Hill Unified School District that they have not “fixed” their pool that they claim has a “chemical issue.” That being said, why did they not fix this during...

Wishing him success After a long tenure running the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce, Mark Turner is stepping down to run for Mayor of Morgan Hill. We at the Silicon Valley Chamber Coalition would like to publicly express our deepest thanks to Mark for his contributions...

Vote wisely for school trustees There is less than a month left before the election. Even with those coming forward with their concerns with the Morgan Hill Unified School District board of education and superintendent, there are many more who are still too concerned about...

California continues to experience the effects of climate change, which is increasing the intensity, frequency and duration of heat waves, such as the one experienced last month. To protect our customers and communities, PG&E has launched several safety and wildfire prevention efforts in recent...

My name is Bryan Sutherland and I’ve been married 27 years to my beautiful wife Lara. We’ve  raised three sons who are all now in their 20s. For the past 22 years I’ve been a pastor at Gateway City Church in San Jose. I’m...

Reckless spending Americans pay twice for the Democrats’ reckless spending.  First, we are paying for fraudsters to steal money from programs to feed the needy, such as the latest Minnesota scandal announced last week.  But we pay again, since this fraudulent spending is part of the major...