Day care provider faces six child sex felonies
A Gilroy day care operator is being held at Elmwood Correctional Facility without bail on six felony child abuse charges. The charges allege that Christina Johnson engaged in oral copulation or sexually penetrated a child between six and eight years of age. Five of...
Letter: Truth is more complex than letter writer suggests
Karen Fitch’s Aug. 22 letter, “Mayor aims to silence councilmember,” presents a passionate defense of Councilmember Yvonne Martínez Beltrán. However, it is essential to clarify the facts and challenge the narrative that Beltrán is merely “daring to speak up” against power.
The truth is more...
Highway 101 project will modify traffic pattern at Rocks/Cannon roads
Caltrans will soon begin work to modify the intersection of U.S. 101 at Rocks Road and Cannon Road in San Benito County.
The project will include the closure of the median opening on Highway 101, and the elimination of all through passage and left turn...
Doctors’ union is largest donor to sales tax measure
A union of physicians earning up to $1 million a year is the biggest funder of the ballot measure to raise local sales taxes. A week after the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved a plan to raise county taxes, the county’s largest...
Religion: A good word can be a blessing
I believe in you. You picked out a great outfit this morning. You have what it takes to accomplish the tasks in front of you. You are going to make someone smile today.
Did any of that lift you up? Make you smile? There’s no...
Remembering Morgan Hill’s benevolent pirate
Morgan Hill’s downtown amphitheater got a new name. It will now be known as the Morgan Hill Rich Firato Downtown Amphitheater after it was announced by Mayor Mark Turner Friday evening.
Firato—known as Morgan Hill’s pirate and a devoted father, husband, friend and business owner—died...
Statewide cleanup effort includes inaugural ‘Trashure Hunt’
California Coastal Cleanup Day will celebrate its 41st year this September with its first ever “Trashure Hunt,” offering participants the chance to win a variety of prizes by volunteering to pick up litter and garbage at hundreds of locations across the state, organizers announced...
Letter: Mayor aims to silence councilmember
Old-school men’s club politics are alive and well in Morgan Hill and Mayor Pro Tem Yvonne Martínez-Beltrán is the latest target of their machinery of dismissal and silencing.
Her “crime”? Daring to speak up, to challenge power, and to stand with the people this city’s...
Local teen represents Morgan Hill at FBI Youth Leadership Program
Ann Sobrato High School sophomore Addy White was one of two California students selected for the FBI’s Youth Leadership Program this summer.
The 15-year-old Morgan Hill resident was among just 63 students worldwide chosen for the prestigious program, which took place June 19-28 at the...
County officials warn of ‘critical’ federal healthcare cuts at townhall
Santa Clara County officials and partnering nonprofits convened an emergency townhall meeting in South County Friday to warn residents about potential impacts from recently passed federal legislation that could slash healthcare funding and force difficult choices for local services.
The meeting at the Valley Health...
