A city attorney dedicated to Gilroy
Making a switch to hire an in-house city attorney – and putting the days of city reliance on a huge San Jose-based law firm, Berliner-Cohen – has the potential to be a very good thing for Gilroy.
Editorial: Looking forward to telling the stories that matter
As the calendar turns, there’s a natural temptation to rush forward—to close the book on 2025 as quickly as possible and greet 2026 with a fresh page and high hopes.
That instinct is understandable. This past year asked a lot of us.
In big ways and...
Editorial: Let’s end the stigma surrounding fentanyl
The fentanyl crisis is ravaging communities around the country, touching lives across every socioeconomic, racial and geographic line. Yet too often, our conversations about fentanyl overdoses are clouded by stigma, misinformation and judgment.
It’s time to change that.
Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid up to 50 times...
Resolution for downtown? Resolve and creativity
When it comes to solving the decades old problem of fixing
Editorial: Community journalism plays a vital role
Welcome to the new format of the Gilroy Dispatch community newspaper. We have changed to a tab size to make it more reader friendly and have expanded our local news coverage. We will do more in the future.
The new print edition sports a fresh...
GUSD annual calendar should be based on what’s best for students
Changing the Gilroy Unified School District schedule so that, in
Becerra gambles with lives
It is now too late to try and convince California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to back off, and allow Saint Louise and O’Connor hospitals to be saved by Santa Clara County.
He has doubled down, and all of his cards are on the table. This...
Judicial recall folly is passed, now it’s up to us
Common sense has prevailed. The recall election is on. South












