Santa Clara County public health officials on Monday, March 9 announced a mandatory three-week ban on any gathering of 1,000 or more people, beginning at noon Wednesday, March 11 in response to an accelerating number of COVID-19 cases in the county and across the state.
The polls are closed in California’s presidential primary election, and early returns in Santa Clara County so far show solid opposition in Morgan Hill to two local ballot measures.
The number of reported cases of county and national COVID-19 continued to grow on a daily basis this week, as the Santa Clara County Public Health Department confirmed two new cases on March 2, bringing the total number of county cases to nine.
Throughout January and February, contributions from the construction industry have been steadily streaming into the campaign committee promoting Measure I.
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a suspect tied to the theft of more than $3,000 worth of shoes from a home in Morgan Hill, according to authorities.
A southern California group that plans to build and operate two hotels on Madrone Parkway contributed $200,000 to the campaign supporting the March 3 ballot measure that asks voters if such a project should be allowed on the property, according to financial disclosures filed at Morgan Hill City Hall.
Although the challenges continue to close in, small farms are still thriving in Santa Clara County as demand for local, organic produce remains steady throughout the region.
A Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputy was saved from serious injury by his body-worn camera and bullet-proof vest when an unknown shooter or shooters fired at him on Uvas Road in Morgan Hill, authorities said.
A second case of the new coronavirus strain was reported in Santa Clara County on Sunday, Feb. 2, according to county health officials.
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