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April 6, 2026

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...

Support our hospitals, Mr. Becerra

Santa Clara County Executive Jeff Smith has a difficult time understanding just what has occurred in the past two weeks. His vision of leading a dramatic expansion and improvement of a public healthcare system is suddenly on the verge of hitting a brick wall...

GATE, honors … get on it GUSD!

The following individuals and organizations deserve either

Attorney Way Out of Bounds

Our View: Bruce Tichinin should withdraw his suit and

Saving $200 per Meeting

Our View: 3 Cheers for the careful approach the City Council is

URM hard line stance endorsed

The city’s new hardscrabble stance on the vacant unreinforced masonry buildings downtown is, understandably, born of frustration. Years of trying to cajole, incentivize, plead, push and assist have resulted in hardly any change. Vacant buildings dominate the central block. It’s an embarrassment to the community, and it’s no wonder that Mayor Don Gage, a born-and-raised Gilroyan, has had enough.

An outrageous raise for Gavilan College president

Significant local news events of the day have pushed the Gavilan College president’s whopping $42,000 salary increase off the front page. But it shouldn’t be ignored.

Justice for Uvas Spill

There's a right way to respond, and a wrong way. Christopher

Reducing the pension albatross

With city contract bargaining season in full swing, it’s imperative that the city not just hold the line in one key negotiable area, but roll it back further to ensure long-term financial stability.

A Laudable Reversal

Kudos to County Supervisor Don Gage for reversing course on his

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