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The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 18 unanimously approved a change of course for proposed rural zoning amendments after hundreds of farmers, ranchers and equestrian business owners raised concerns the changes would devastate their operations. Supervisor Sylvia Arenas, who represents much of...

When Live Oak High School’s drama guild presents “Julius Caesar” next month, audiences won’t see togas and sandals, a Roman soothsayer, or crowns of laurels. Instead, they’ll witness senators in suits, a CIA analyst hunched over a computer and an American flag pin passed...

Growing up, I treated being grateful like a chore. You know the drill: “Remember to thank the host.”
 “Thank your brother for sharing that toy.”
 “Did you write a note for all the presents people gave you?” It always felt a lot like being told to clean...

When Alyssa Scholes brought drones to an elementary school field a decade ago, she gave her students an experience many of their families couldn’t afford at home. The children at her Catalyst Family after-school program had been buzzing about the emerging technology, so Scholes turned...

With the season of thanks upon us and as thousands of Morgan Hill families prepare for their annual Thanksgiving feast, the Times this week sought the wisdom of local community leaders to achieve some insight into what there is to be thankful for this...

In a season often defined by shopping carts full of toys, packed grocery aisles and the annual scramble for the perfect pie, it can be easy to forget what Thanksgiving is truly about.  At its heart, the holiday isn’t measured by the size of the...

As the holiday season approaches, numerous organizations throughout South County are mobilizing donation drives to support families struggling with food insecurity and financial hardship, with many citing increased need following recent uncertainty around federal SNAP benefits. The Edward Boss Prado Foundation has already distributed 500...

A local nonprofit founder who spent three decades in prison for murder has forged an unlikely partnership with a 13-year-old New York City student, uniting across generations and 3,000 miles to address America's fatherlessness crisis. Terrance Hunter, founder of Morgan Hill-based Empowering the Fatherless, received...

A home-grown documentary about Morgan Hill’s first high school lacrosse team is ascending to a national audience as Brad Ledwith’s “The Mighty Oaks” is set to be distributed to major streaming platforms. When Ledwith’s kids came home from lacrosse camp in 2017 declaring it the...

Every year the Interfaith Clergy Alliance (ICA) and Interfaith CommUNITY of South County (ICSC) host a Thanksgiving service on the Sunday before the Thanksgiving holiday. Our goal is to provide an opportunity for those who live in the southern parts of Santa Clara County...