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Hello Gilroy! What a rewarding experience these last seven years have been. Since elected in 2018, then again in 2020, I have been dedicated to improving Gilroy’s financial stability and building a foundation from which our city services and necessary infrastructure can excel.  Whether deteriorating...

Each year, the Gilroy Dispatch profiles a few outstanding soon-to-be Gilroy Unified School District graduates. Selected from recommendations of staff at Christopher and Gilroy High Schools, these seniors represent some of the best Gilroy has to offer. Their comments here are in response to a...

The Santa Clara County Library District, working in coordination with the County of Santa Clara and County Supervisor Joe Simitian, will be offering thousands of free Covid-19 Rapid Antigen Tests to residents. Outdoor, drive-thru test distributions will take place at the Gilroy Library, 350 West...

The Gavilan College Music Program is hosting its annual Marian Filice Youth Piano Competition for students in the 5th-12th grades on March 6 at 10am. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, 2021’s competition will be entirely virtual. Students have submitted videos of their performances which will...

Jefferson Cruz knew time was running out for the Gilroy High boys soccer team to make a comeback against San Benito High in their Pacific Coast League Mission Division match on Jan. 18.  The Mustangs were behind 2-0 late in the second half when a...

The 2024 Paris Olympics have received great attention worldwide, in the U.S. and locally. One of the events, shooting, has been a prominent Olympic sport since the first Olympics in Athens in 1896. A young Gilroy girl, 14-year-old Hypatia Shen, is a standout performer in...

Kayden smiles behind his mask after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine at the South County Annex in Gilroy on Nov. 7. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Nov. 2 approved the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5-11. The vaccine is a two-dose...

The past three years have been anything but routine for the students and staff at South Valley Middle School. Not only did they have to contend with the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced students to learn from their homes, but they also navigated two years of...

As the holiday season approaches, numerous organizations throughout South County are mobilizing donation drives to support families struggling with food insecurity and financial hardship, with many citing increased need following recent uncertainty around federal SNAP benefits. The Edward Boss Prado Foundation has already distributed 500...

Nine health officers from the greater Bay Area on Sunday released a statement supporting recent federal guidance to lift the pause on the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine for adults.  The health officers, from the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, Santa...