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The Gilroy Dispatch will further establish itself downtown by moving its office to Monterey Street in October. The newspaper will relocate from 64 West Sixth St. to 7455 Monterey St., sharing the space with the long-established Nimble Thimble. An affiliated entity of the Dispatch purchased the...

The rising costs of hosting a massive event have forced Gilroy Garlic Festival organizers to rethink the city’s signature event in a way that substantially supports local nonprofits without breaking the bank. A difficult two years, with the shooting in 2019 and a pandemic-related cancellation...

Santa Clara County Supervisors on Sept. 12 will discuss how to spend the nearly $50 million in opioid settlement cash the county will be getting to combat the fentanyl and opioid crisis.   Taking the lead on the issue is Supervisor Cindy Chavez, who said she...

Valley Water, the Santa Clara Valley Water District, is hosting a public meeting in Morgan Hill June 6 to provide updates on the reconstruction of Anderson Dam. Water district officials will be reporting on the impacts of the $1 billion dam project on the environment,...

Gov. Gavin Newsom late on Tuesday, March 5 signed into law Senate Bill 126, which ensures that all corporate charter schools are held to the same transparency and accountability standards as neighborhood public schools. During the debate on the Senate bill and several still-pending Assembly...

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...

Out of more than 300 gardens across the country, the garden at Merrill Gardens at Gilroy, senior living community, earned Eldergrow’s Happiest and Healthiest Garden Award. Eldergrow, a startup from Seattle, offers therapeutic gardening programs to seniors in residential and nursing care communities.  “The Eldergrow program...

Gilroy enjoyed its best girls soccer season in 11 years, winning its league and reaching the Central Coast Section playoffs. The 13-3-4 campaign was highlighted by a superb 7-0-3 record for first place in the Blossom Valley Athletic League, Santa Teresa - East Division.  In...

The Gilroy community rallied Aug. 19 to support relief efforts in Maui, Hawaii following the wildfires that swept through the island. Gilroy City Councilmember Fred Tovar partnered with the Gilroy Firefighters Association L2805 to organize the “Gilroy Fill the Boot” for Maui fundraiser.Seen donning vibrant...

In a brief arraignment at San Jose’s Hall of Justice, Judge Cynthia Sevely raised 43-year-old Sharwian Bobian’s bail from $101,000 to $275,000 and appointed the Public Defender’s Office to represent him.