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Mayor hosting virtual conversation Mayor Marie Blankley will host a virtual Conversation and Coffee on April 3 at 8:30am. To join the meeting, visit rb.gy/x593yf with passcode 700029. The public can also dial in at 669.900.6833 with webinar ID: 82577203726 and passcode 700029. Adopt-A-Bench public art project...

There was an opinion piece in the March 19 Dispatch that led the reader to believe that the Gilroy City Council is ignoring a plan that could end homelessness. That is a misleading statement. What the opinion leaves out is that the Gilroy City Council...

New state and federal Covid safety guidelines that reduce the recommended minimum distance between students from 6 feet to 3 feet should make it easier for California schools to return students to classrooms full time, but most districts are not likely to make the...

Fabric fans rejoice—a national quilt show is making its way to Gilroy. The Tula Pink National Quilt Show is making a stop at The Neon Exchange in downtown Gilroy from April 8-18, with a virtual tour set for April 7. Quilters from across the country were...

Frontline agricultural workers received their second doses of the Covid-19 vaccine at a Morgan Hill mushroom farm on César Chávez Day, March 31. The vaccination clinic was a follow-up to a two-day event earlier this month at Monterey Mushrooms on Hale Avenue when farmworkers from...

A gray wolf has made his way into San Benito County, and wildlife officials are saying this is the farthest south a wolf has traveled in the state in more than 100 years. OR-93, a nearly two-year-old male wolf from Oregon, was fitted with a...

Two recently hired city department heads will begin their new jobs soon. The Gilroy City Council on March 1 hired Harjot Sangha to serve as the city’s finance director. Sangha will start his new job on April 1, filling the position that was vacated when the...

Rotary Club of Gilroy distributes more than $40K in grants On March 2, 2021, the Rotary Club of Gilroy distributed $44,332 to local non-profit organizations and schools during its annual Charitable Giving Program.  Since 1991, this annual program has provided $942,100 in financial support to a...

The recent mass shootings in Atlanta, Ga. and Boulder, Colo. have Gilroyans reliving the tragic memories of July 28, 2019. Gilroy residents know the pain those communities are going through right now. But, they are using that experience to help those residents cope with the...

March 22 • Police responded to a report of an assault on the 100 block of West Tenth Street at 9am. • A business was burglarized on the 8100 block of Camino Arroyo at 1pm. • A sexual offense was reported on the 7000 block of Eigleberry...