Covid-19: South County remains a hotspot
South County continues to be a local hotspot for the Covid-19 illness, as the region’s case rate per 100,000 residents continues to outpace other cities in Santa Clara County.
Census deadline approaching
Roughly 30 percent of Gilroy households have not yet completed the 2020 Census questionnaire, United States Census Bureau data shows.
With less than a month to go before the deadline, 70.6 percent of Gilroy households have completed the questionnaire, compared to 72 percent in 2010,...
Region’s fires have leveled more than 1,500 structures
On Aug. 28, CalFire lifted an evacuation warning zone in east Morgan Hill and Gilroy, including the Morgan Hill neighborhoods of Jackson Oaks, Thomas Grade and Holiday Lake Estates.
Suspect arrested in string of burglaries
Hollister Police arrested a suspect believed to be responsible for a string of commercial burglaries that occurred over the last week.
Sheriff pleads the Fifth in CCW testimony
Santa Clara County’s elected sheriff and the department’s second-in-command invoked their right against self-incrimination instead of answering questions from prosecutors before a criminal grand jury earlier this month.
Body of Gilroy man found in Lake Tahoe
The body of a Gilroy man who went missing after swimming in Lake Tahoe was found Aug. 27.
South Lake Tahoe Police confirmed with area media outlets that K9 cadaver dogs and a remote underwater vehicle located 25-year-old Ian Morlang’s body near Lily Beach, between...
SCU control burns add more smoke to South Valley air
If South Valley residents are seeing even more smoke than usual today, it’s likely because CalFire has begun setting controlled burns in east Santa Clara County as they continue to fight the SCU Lightning Complex.
More city workers laid off as cuts deepen
Faced with dwindling revenue brought on by the Covid-19 outbreak, the City of Gilroy is set to lay off 10 more workers after it was unable to reach a concessions agreement with an employee group.
The 12 positions cut, two of which are vacant, are...
Dispatch plans move to Monterey Street
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...
Wasserman cites memory problems in CCW testimony
Santa Clara County Supervisor Mike Wasserman’s testimony to a criminal grand jury last month, transcripts reveal, was characterized by long, rambling answers and frequent references to his poor memory.
