Cheers to the seven community members who stepped up to form the
Coe Park Preservation Fund then promised to give $300,000 each year
for three years, coupled with the park’s annual revenue of
$100,000, to keep the 87,000-acre park open.
Cheers to the seven community members who stepped up to form the Coe Park Preservation Fund then promised to give $300,000 each year for three years, coupled with the park’s annual revenue of $100,000, to keep the 87,000-acre park open. Dan McCranie, co-owner of Ladera Grill in Morgan Hill, said the money will be delegated to the state for operating, maintenance and staff expenses, helping to fund full-time positions for two resident rangers, a maintenance person and two park aids who assist the rangers.
Jeers to Bruce Tichinin for continuing his suit against the city. The local attorney, convinced City Manager Ed Tewes and City Attorney Helene Leichter were having an affair, hired a private investigator to prove his theory. He believed the alleged romantic involvement led to the city manager influencing Leichter to decide against a proposed set of homes at the base of El Toro. Tichinin represented the applicant.
After the spying came to light, the city formed a subcommittee that issued a final report on the matter, prompting the city council to pass a slap-on-the-wrist resolution condemning the detective work.
The council threatened to report Tichinin to the state board, and asked him to step down from a city subcommittee. Tichinin claimed this was retaliation, and that it was within his First Amendment right to free speech to conduct research to prove a theory for a potential lawsuit.
Cheers to Sobrato football coach Nick Borello for moving this year’s El Toro Bowl – the fifth between the two local high school – from Friday to Saturday. The move was done to save money – players drove themselves, no buses were used – get higher quality referees, and to keep students in school all day Friday. As sports editor Scott Adams wrote in his column last week, a permanent move to Saturdays could make a great tradition even better. The chance to make it an all-day affair with participation from the Morgan Hill Sports Alliance could make the game a one-of-a-kind event. Let’s think big.
Jeers to the parents of seventh through 12th graders who neglected to get their children vaccinated for the whooping cough by the deadline of Sept. 19. Mandated by the state, all students in public or private schools from seventh through 12th grades must receive the Tdap shot 30 days after the first day of school, which was Aug. 18 for MHUSD. Originally mandated that students receive vaccinations before the first day of school, an extension made by Senate Bill 614 allowed students the extra 30 days.
As of Sept. 19, there were still 46 students missing their shots: Live Oak – 23, Sobrato – 4, Central – 5, Martin Murphy – 5, and Britton – 19.
For every day those 46 students are not in class, the district loses money.
