Editorials

We've been saying it for months, but what we really need now is

Drinking and driving is a dangerous

After three months of trauma, grief, vigils, fundraisers, healing, memorials and, for many, continuing pain, let’s take some time for some gratitude. As the #Gilroy Strong banner disappeared from downtown Gilroy and the memorial flowers at Christmas Hill Park faded and withered, hundreds of businesses...

Well, it looks like cooler heads are suddenly not prevailing on

John Fry and the American Institute of Mathematics have big

San Benito County's Board of Supervisors recently increased traffic impact fees for developers from $20,400 per residential building permit to $23,853 – a hefty raise that should have been phased in over several years rather than dumped on builders' laps all at once.

In prosperous times, it makes sense to reward dedicated employees. With a national recession, a continually tumultuous local economy and a deficit-ridden general fund budget, the Hollister City Council's decision to approve 4 percent raises – at an additional cost this fiscal year of $516,000 – was fiscally irresponsible and deflates the potential service boost from the Measure T sales tax.

Proponents of a high-speed train to link California's major