Religion: The cracked pot
The Jewish prayerbook includes a morning prayer that says: “In God’s goodness, day after day, God renews creation.” God did not set the world in motion and then withdrew from it. Rather, creation is an ongoing process, continuously being renewed and sustained with mercy.
Just...
Bond bucks shifted to middle schools
Gilroy school district leaders have decided to shift Measure E priorities from an immediate need to build a new elementary school to a more pressing issue of modernizing Brownell and South Valley middle schools.
This change in plans comes after a Jan. 18 presentation by...
Clinic in Morgan Hill brings Covid-19 vaccine to 1,000 farmworkers
An effort to vaccinate 1,000 farmworkers this week at Monterey Mushrooms’ north Morgan Hill facility began Sunday morning—the first day that frontline workers in the agricultural industry are eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine in Santa Clara County.
Public health experts and labor advocates say that...
Photos: Lowriders cruise downtown
Dozens of drivers took their lowrider vehicles on a cruise through downtown Gilroy on March 26. The drive drew spectators along Monterey Street, snapping photos of the modified vehicles that thrilled onlookers by revving their engines and defying gravity with hydraulic suspension systems.
Gilroy Police warn of phone scam
Gilroy Police are warning the public about a common phone scam after a resident recently fell victim to the fraud.
Spoking My Mind: Gourmet Alley, memory lane and summer streets
It’s July! Congratulations, all you recent graduates! Happy birthday, USA!
Only one more year until the big 250th! Until then, is anyone else thrilled that the Gilroy Garlic Festival is returning this year, nestling into Gilroy Gardens on July 25-27? Bittersweet (but understandable) that the...
Citywide toy drives are underway
A citywide effort that garnered thousands of toys in 2020 is back this year, and organizers hope to repeat its success to help families in need over the holiday season.
It joins other toy drives that are ongoing throughout South County as the holidays ramp...
Sex abuse, satanic rites described in charges against foster mom
A Gilroy day care operator stalked and sexually molested her foster child and engaged in Satanic rituals, according to allegations in documents reviewed by the Gilroy Dispatch.
Santa Clara County officials filed a July 31 criminal complaint that details the charges against Christina Jean Johnson,...
Burning Man comes to South Valley
The 12th annual unSCruz event, a four-day bounty of free style art projects, oddball vehicles, tricycles, motorized gizmos, outlandish costumes, food and drink extravaganzas, music, dance and more unfolded May 2-5 at the San Benito County Fairgrounds.
The campout event, which sold out in an...
Letter: The arts are alive in Gilroy
Nestled in the heart of Downtown Gilroy, the La Ofrenda Festival—Gilroy’s second annual Día de Muertos Festival & Wellness Fair from1-7pm Nov. 2—will be an extraordinary event and is more than just a day of festivities; it’s an immersive experience that embraces the essence...























