Guest view: Who’s exempt from parcel taxes in Santa Clara County?
If you’re a homeowner, you’re about to pay your second installment of property taxes on your home. These taxes need to be paid by...
From My Perspective: He is risen!
A fundamental foundation for Christian believers is commemorated on Easter Sunday (John 11:24-26). Jesus Christ’s resurrection follows 40 days of reflection, atonement, sacrifices and...
Guest View, Dion Bracco and Carol Marques: Addressing homelessness
There was an opinion piece in the March 19 Dispatch that led the reader to believe that the Gilroy City Council is ignoring a...
Guest view: Film fest brings online cinema, family fun to South Valley
By Mattie Scariot
The Poppy Jasper International Film Festival will take place virtually from Wednesday, April 7 to Tuesday, April 20 this year. This longtime,...
Guest View, Ella Cozmi: Turn to the parents
I am writing as a parent of two middle schoolers in the Gilroy Unified School District. Like many families in our town, we embraced...
Guest View, Zach Hilton: Moving Gilroy forward in 2021
To my council colleagues, city staff and the public, I am very excited to be a part of the many changes coming to Gilroy...
Mayor Marie Blankley: State of the City 2021
Thank you for joining me for Gilroy’s 2021 State of the City address, and as we celebrate Gilroy’s 150th anniversary year.
I’m Mayor Marie Blankley,...
From My Perspective: The meaning of love
Driving around Gilroy, I still see remnants of Valentine’s Day. Glittery hearts have replaced Christmas decorations, colors of red and pink delight neighborhoods and...
Guest View, Victor Gomez: Lawyers ramp up advertising under Covid
Under the current economic slowdown, most Americans have spent time thinking about how they will cut personal spending, how they will pay their rent...
Guest View, Robert Weaver: The jobs/housing imbalance
For years, I have been railing against the so-called jobs/housing imbalance, believing that the underlying construction of the logic that forms this seemingly simple...
