The Trouble With Bees
On bright spring days with fruit trees blooming profusely and flowers shaking off the winter cold, the busy buzz of the honey bee is a welcome reminder all is right with the world.
Trash talking out of control in high school sports – time for a remedy
Trash talking apparently is epidemic in high school athletic
Unshackle Measure A
In 2016, county voters overwhelmingly agreed to tax themselves and spend $950 million to address the housing crisis and shelter more than 5,000 homeless persons.
A year later, developers showed up for a November 2017 Board of Supervisors meeting to receive project approvals but...
A warm ‘thank you’ from your local paper
All around the country, families and friends are gathering to celebrate Thanksgiving. Here at the Gilroy Dispatch, we’re celebrating too.
Democracy takes a bow
There were cheers last week about the record or near-record turnout levels in the midterm elections in California, and across the U.S. While the numbers were relatively high—approaching 60 percent in some California counties— they were properly qualified by adjectives such as “midterm,” “off-year”...
Does Mikey like it?
It’s part of the American compact that citizens expect those sent to law-making bodies to represent their wishes.












