Saint Louise, county health workers take a knee
More than 750 Santa Clara County healthcare workers observed 8 minutes, 46 seconds of silence June 10 in support of racial equality.
Letter: Admired, maligned
I am shocked and discouraged by the Sept. 5 opinion pieces by Ron Kirkish and Eric Howard, and by the Dispatch’s decision to feature two bombastic attacks in a single issue.
I’ve met Ron on a couple of occasions and know him to be sincere...
Gilroy girls soccer wins another league title
The Gilroy girls soccer team rolled through the Blossom Valley Athletic League, Santa Teresa West Division and won the league title, their second such crown in three years.
Coach Javier Alejo’s Mustangs were 13-4-3 overall, 10-1-3 in league play and advanced into the Central Coast...
Local Scene: Gavilan piano competition opens, Gallery 1202 opens new exhibit
Youth piano competition seeks entries
The Gavilan College Music program is hosting its annual youth piano competition for students in the fifth-12th grades. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, 2021’s competition will be entirely virtual.
On the day of the competition, judges will be at the Gavilan...
Survey: Inflation a top priority among Latino voters
Housing costs and inflation are the top concerns for California's 9 million Latino registered voters, according to a report issued Sept. 10 by the Latino Community Foundation, a national nonprofit dedicated to Latino voter engagement.
Although some blame political candidates for high costs, most blame...
Coroner identifies two who died in head-on crash on Highway 25
Two people—one a Hollister resident and one from Gilroy—died in a collision on Highway 25 near the border between Santa Clara and San Benito counties, according to authorities.
The Santa Clara County Coroner and Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victims of the fatal accident as...
Gilroy High distance ace Nicholas Guzman earns CIF State Championship berth
As he was running in the Central Coast Section Championship Division II race at Crystal Springs in Belmont on Nov. 13, Gilroy High senior Nicholas Guzman’s plan was simple yet exceedingly difficult: stay with the leaders the entire way of the 2.95-mile course.
Guzman did...
County reports $89K in unclaimed moniesÂ
The County of Santa Clara Department of Tax and Collections (DTAC) published a list of 127 individuals and businesses who are potential owners of $89,017 in unclaimed general collections monies.
Potential owners who qualify for these monies must file claims by Nov. 11. The list...
One dead in single-vehicle crash near Gilroy
A solo-car crash killed the passenger of a vehicle traveling on Highway 152 near Gilroy early Monday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A CHP incident report showed that a 23-year-old Los Banos woman was driving east on the highway just west of Bloomfield...
Christopher girls basketball team has the right focus
For many high school sports teams at this time, having fun and enjoying the experience of playing a season supersedes wins and losses—especially given what’s happened in the last year dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
Christopher and San Benito’s girls basketball teams—while still wanting to...























