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February 23, 2026

Gilroy’s St. Mary goes medieval for a day

St. Mary School seventh-graders were transported to 1562 at Queen Mary of Scotland's banquet as part of an intensive social studies lesson on medieval times.

Government cuts affect those on Section 8

As of Sept. 1, those in the Santa Clara County who receive subsidies from the government's Section 8 voucher program will be required to put 35 percent of their income toward rent – a 5 percent increase from the subsidy that has been in place for decades.

Council Questions Attorney

Gilroy

Policy Process Troubles

Meeting scheduled to discuss and clarify how information flows

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.

Youth center fixes don’t come cheap

While a sparkling new hub for young Gilroyans remains a distant dream for the foreseeable future, the City of Gilroy is spending roughly $1 million in local and federal funds to upgrade the community's three-year-old interim youth center located at San Ysidro Park.

High speed rail open house slated for Monday

Residents next week will be able to learn about a proposal route

Downtown Struggle

Businesses attribute drop in sales to downtown road closures and

Bonds hit home run

Barrack Obama's election did not seem to surprise anybody here,

Mayor, councilman square off over proposed elections ordinance

GILROY - Mayor Al Pinheiro didn't take kindly to comments made by City Councilman Perry Woodward, who last week suggested Pinheiro and the city's Open Government Commission have tried to boost the 2012 mayoral campaign of Dion Bracco - Woodward's opponent, for now - by promoting an elections ordinance that would allow candidates to spend more money.

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