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February 27, 2026

A Q&A with Gavilan College board candidates

The Dispatch sent three questions to all of the local candidates for the Gavilan College Board of Trustees in contested races for the Nov. 6 election. Answers were limited to 50 words each question. Here’s what they had to say: Trustee Area 3 EDWIN DIAZ If Measure X...

Letter: Let’s bring back the Garlic Festival

Each October, for more than 40 years, the Gilroy Garlic Festival Association distributed between $200,000-$300,000 to nonprofit organizations from proceeds earned at the annual July event. What some people may not recognize is the total amount of money raised at the festival by local...

Mustangs volleyball continues on the rise

The Gilroy volleyball team has been trending upward for a few years now. After a dominant season in the “C” level Blossom Valley Athletic League, West Valley Division, the Mustangs are in the midst of their second straight fine campaign in the “B” level...

Stay-home order extended to May 3

As of March 31, public health officials have confirmed 890 cases of COVID-19 in Santa Clara County, Cody said. Thirty of those patients have died with the illness.

Group distributing signs thanking essential workers

Gilroy has had a rough 10 months. From the mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival and the ensuing fallout, to the current shelter-in-place order in response to the COVID-19 outbreak that is crushing the economy and forever changing everyday life, the city hasn’t had...

Flower shops prepare for Valentine’s Day rush

Americans will spend billions of dollars on Valentine’s Day before the week is over, and local flower shops have spent months getting ready for the inevitable rush of last-minute orders expected by Feb. 14.  Jerry Ayala, owner of the Flower Cottage in downtown Morgan Hill,...

Artist creating video portraits for downtown Gilroy residency

benton c bainbridge 6th street studios and art center
A visit to Benton C Bainbridge’s downtown Gilroy studio is like taking a step into a 1990s electronics store. CRT televisions sit on tables and the floor, next to a JVC VHS player, wood-paneled video synthesizers and even a Vectrex video game console. A Sony...

Thieves smash truck into Gilroy dealership, steal motorcycles

gilroy motorcycle center burglary
Two suspects rammed a truck through the front door of Gilroy Motorcycle Center early Aug. 16, stealing two motorcycles and speeding off in a matter of minutes. In surveillance footage shared by the business, the suspects, wearing all black clothing with ski masks covering their...

Spoking My Mind: Blarney, breakthroughs, bikes and bye-byes! 

Welcome to March. The 17th falls on a Sunday this year, so make plans today for a St. Patrick’s Day bicycle ride with your kids and/or grandkids! Oh, and be sure to wear green! My weight-loss progress as of the middle of February: 8.8 pounds...

Revised forecast says more rain coming to Bay Area

The National Weather Service has revised its rainfall forecast for the storm expected to begin Tuesday morning and last through the holiday weekend. The biggest change in the forecast issued Monday is expected along the Big Sur coastline south of Monterey, where rock slides closed...

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