Gilroy Library offers passport services
The Gilroy Library, located at 350 West Sixth Street, now offers U.S. passport services as of Aug. 6. The local library is now the fourth Santa Clara County library that serves as an official passport acceptance facility, following Milpitas, Cupertino and Los Altos libraries,...
GDBA manager attends Main Street America training class in Wyoming
The Gilroy Downtown Business Association’s Manager Nancy Maciel attended the Main Street America Institute’s “Community Transformation Workshop” held in Laramie, Wyo. from Sept. 13-16.
Main Street America has been instrumental in helping revitalize older and historic commercial districts for more than 40 years through preservation-based...
Trump takes steps to overhaul CA water delivery
President Donald Trump lost no time Jan. 20 in advancing his agenda for California’s water supply with a “presidential action” intended to send more Delta water south to millions of Southern Californians and San Joaquin Valley farms.
The memo calls on the Secretary of Commerce...
Family continues to mourn
The attendees reiterated their intent to hold Gilroy police accountable for Juarez’s death, just a couple days after the Santa Clara County district attorney announced his office had completed an investigation that exonerated the officers involved in Juarez’s arrest.
Editorial: Your community, your paper, your support matters
Once a week, something remarkable happens in homes and coffee shops across our city. People open the Gilroy Dispatch and find something no algorithm can replicate: the unfiltered story of their community, told with care, accuracy and local knowledge. I'm writing to you today...
Gilroy boys soccer fights competitively in higher division
The Gilroy boys soccer team stepped up a level this year and was immediately competitive. The Mustangs had succeeded in the “C” level West Valley Division of the Blossom Valley Athletic League and it was time for new challenges.
Gilroy navigated a competitive pre-season, then...
Driver crashes stolen vehicle into golf course in Gilroy
Four people were arrested Aug. 3 after they reportedly crashed a stolen vehicle into the Gavilan Golf Course.
According to San Jose Police, at about 5:20pm, automated license plate reader cameras alerted officers of a Hyundai Sonata, which had earlier been reported stolen, driving in...
Mustangs finish season with victory on home turf
Coach Dillon Babb’s Gilroy Mustangs are on the upward path in his third year as head football coach as the hard work is paying off. Results are starting to show up on the field.
During another year of progress, the Mustangs secured a huge victory...
Local Scene: Rotary Club scholarships, Leadership Gilroy applications
Rotary Club of Gilroy to award scholarships
The Rotary Club of Gilroy will be awarding a total of $52,500 in college scholarships for qualified high school seniors graduating in 2021 and beginning college in the fall of 2021 and Gavilan College or other students transferring...
Jefferson Cruz plays only one way, and that’s all out
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...























