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Gilroy
March 29, 2026

Getting the garden under control

People in the jungle often carry machetes to hack away overgrown brush and clear a path for themselves.

Home improvement tip of the week

If you want to want to keep cool this summer and you want

Questions and answers

It's garden question and answer time again! You may e-mail me questions at: [email protected]. Or you can mail me questions in care of this newspaper. For a faster, personal response, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

Red Phone 7/26

Striping concerns: "I have a big concern about pedestrian walkways across intersections. They're not being kept up. Take a look at the intersection of Leavesley and Murray. It's one of the busiest intersections in Gilroy. A while back the Dispatch put together an article on pedestrian accidents in the city and ... I think the city needs to stay on top of painting those sites for the pedestrians. Moreso, those stripes are for folks to see while they're driving vehicles. Thank you for your help. Hopefully people will learn to be aware of pedestrian crossings throughout Gilroy and make this a safer place. Thank you."

Almost $1 million coming to South County

15 of the 89 agencies partnered with the United Way are

Bucking the status quo

Hay is for horses; straw is for houses,

Audit criticizes water district

The Santa Clara Valley Water District overpays its employees,

Ever Wonder

Q: When you're driving and the sun beats down on you through the window are you still being exposed to UV rays and can you still get sunburned?

Go to summer camp and call me in the morning

Seven-year-old Kerry Cheng's first asthma attack last winter was

Bottle of the Week

Rapazzini Winery, Gilroy

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