Guest view: Stay prepared for wildfires
As much as this funding will help, you should do what you can to prepare your own home against wildfire.
Letter: Thank you for Women’s Week
The combined talents of Cecelia Ponzini, Brittney Peterson, Katie Khera and Caitlin Robinett Jachimowicz once again welcomed the entire community to a series of events highlighting strong families through education and confidence building, particularly for women and girls.
Letter to the editor: Sense of community
Our deepest sorrow and sympathy is extended to the victims and families of those shot and otherwise injured at the Gilroy Garlic Festival. We honor and thank the men and women who acted quickly to help shelter and comfort those at the event.
Editorial: Mental illness doesn’t explain gun violence
The notion that mental illness drives the current spate of mass shootings is a dangerous oversimplification.
Editorial: Reclaim our public spaces
We have read about the horrific incidents around the country for years now. Locations like Columbine, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook, Orlando, Las Vegas Strip and Parkland have been etched into our collective memory and will be henceforth associated with senseless loss of life. Never for a moment did we expect Gilroy or the Garlic Festival to join that list.
Photographer’s Notebook: From the front lines
And I tell that guy and anyone else who will listen that this is my town. That I know people who were out there. That students I have followed on the field who had volunteered to work the festival had ended up running for their lives.
Guest view: Pipeline improves water system
This pipeline restoration project allows Valley Water to reduce our carbon footprint, saving energy and lessening operating costs by reducing the need to pump water from San Luis Reservoir.
