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April 5, 2026

Poll finds sharp increase in partisan divides

WASHINGTON – Partisan differences now divide Americans more sharply than distinctions of race, religion, education or sex as a decade-long wave has pushed Democrats and Republicans to opposite corners on a wide range of formerly less partisan issues.

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Restaurant to Make Comeback

Restaurateur looks to revive J.R. Brewski's-style food scene by

Drive Like Your Pet Lives Here

Frances the cat was nine years old and ailing when she was hit and killed by a car in front of her Gilroy home.

Council punts pool back to schools

City Council members butted heads for an hour Monday evening before voting 4-1 to ask the Gilroy Board of Education to explore what – if anything at all – the school district can contribute to help save the defunct pool at South Valley Middle School.

Fire ‘tax’ on rural landowners ignites backlash, lawsuit

GILROY—More than 4,400 rural residents in Santa Clara County, nearly half in South County, will open mailboxes in May to find bills for a controversial fire protection fee levied by Cal Fire, the state’s fire fighting arm.

Council votes for 45-day moratorium

The Gilroy City Council and Planning Commission will not be hearing or approving any multi-family housing projects until Feb. 21, after an interim urgency ordinance was adopted by the council in a 6-1 vote. Council member Dion Bracco voted against the ordinance, which will halt...

Pellin’s passports

Thanks to Rhonda Pellin Gilroyans can obtain passports in Gilroy

Public employee negotiations open?

The City of Gilroy could take an unprecedented turn for transparency by baring all when it comes to contract negotiations with employees.

Firm suspends GUSD trustee’s high-speed rail contract

A firm hired to perform high-speed rail outreach in the South Bay Area has suspended the contract of a Gilroy school board trustee facing two separate investigations by the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office - including one for allegedly falsifying parts of invoices totaling more than $37,000, the Dispatch has learned.

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