Book signing at BookSmart Feb. 5
BookSmart will host a book signing and book talk for author Olive Balla, who recently released her new mystery/suspense novel An Arm And A Leg. The event will take place 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5.
Family Says Local Suicide Victim Was Not Homeless
Mother, sister say Juan Sarmiento was trying to beat drug
Officials welcome wet weather but say it’s not enough to cure drought
The past week's soggy weather will brighten to sunny skies
High Speed Rail to host meetings in South County
The California High-Speed Rail Authority will host a series of local open house meetings in the coming weeks regarding the project’s “San Jose to Merced” section, which will pass through Morgan Hill and Gilroy.This section of the bullet train project is part of the first phase of the CHSRA system that will eventually carry passengers from San Francisco to Los Angeles. The 84-mile San Jose to Merced section will travel between stations in San Jose and Gilroy, according to a notice from HSRA.Upcoming open house meetings are intended to provide attendees with an update on the rail section’s environmental review process, which is scheduled to be complete in 2018, reads the notice. The meetings offer “an opportunity to ask questions and provide input regarding effects to the environment including biological resources, cultural resources, air quality, noise, community impacts, environmental justice and more.”In Gilroy, an open house meeting is scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m. April 18 at the I.F.D.E.S. Lodge of Gilroy, 250 Old Gilroy Street. In Morgan Hill, a similar meeting will take place 5 to 8 p.m. May 1 at the Community and Cultural Center, 17000 Monterey Road.Two more meetings are scheduled in San Jose (April 20) and Los Banos (April 25).The meetings will be identical in format and content.For more information, visit hsr.ca.gov. Or call (800) 455-8166 or email [email protected].
Letters: New Caltrain schedule
New Caltrain schedule is not convenient
Written in support of my daughter-in-law who commutes from Morgan Hill to Palo Alto to work long days: She and her husband moved back to Morgan Hill in part because the CalTrain schedule met her needs—but no more.
The extra...
More than 100 protest at Morgan Hill ICE office
More than 100 protesters gathered outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Morgan Hill on Saturday, denouncing recent immigration enforcement actions and demanding the facility’s closure as part of a years-long campaign against the federal presence in South County.
The Feb. 7 protest came...
