Chualar
Chualar, CA · Municipal
Gilroy Dispatch
Letter: November election is about right versus wrong
This midterm election has me on pins and needles, and I know I am not the only one. In my lifetime I have never seen an administration like this. I am sick of the current administration, especially President Trump. A convicted felon should never have been allowed to take office in the first place. The fact that he was elected after being convicted by a jury of his peers shows how much our sense of decency has been lost.
The Salinas Californian
Some Salinas residents fight to keep Cesar Chavez name
Strong support for keeping the Cesar Chavez name on a Salinas library and park emerged Oct. 21 during a community meeting on the city's renaming process. Over two dozen people attended the meeting at Cesar Chavez Library, some carrying signs bearing the late labor leader's image as they voiced support for keeping the names of the library and park unchanged. Juan Manuel Moran said he felt it was important to attend the meeting because he spent many years working in agriculture and witnessed changes in working conditions that he attributed to Cesar Chavez's advocacy and the UFW, the union he co-founded with Dolores Huerta . "I worked for 23 years under the union contract and that's why many people here mention that thanks to that we have a medical plan, a pension plan and a lot of benefits," Moran said. "That's why I support keeping the Cesar Chavez name." Ofelia Flores, who worked in the vineyards for 34 years before retiring, said Cesar Chavez fought so that "we could have dignity" and did not think it fair for his name to be removed from the public buildings. "We had good benefits and a medical plan that helped all my family,"
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sanbenito.com
Hollister City Council rescinds layoff notices
The Hollister City Council voted in closed session on Oct. 21 to fire City Manager Ana Cortez, who has been the subject of increasing criticism for her approach to cutting costs and issuing layoff notices to dozens of city employees in recent weeks. All 36 layoff notices were then rescinded...
San José Spotlight
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San Jose Spotlight: Residents Renew Calls To Close East San Jose Airport After Recent Crashes
Two recent airplane crashes stemming from an East San Jose airport are prompting residents and elected officials to renew efforts to close it. Residents living in the proximity of Reid-Hillview Airport shared their concerns during a Friday news conference at Hillview Park organized by community advocacy group SOMOS Mayfair. They pointed to a crash from a landing equipment issue at the airport Oct. 16 and a crash on Capitol Expressway Oct. 17 that injured three people aboard a small plane that had taken off from Reid-Hillview.