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Public safety and providing opportunities for individuals leaving jail or prison can be perceived as opposing objectives. But the County of Santa Clara is building relationships between law enforcement and reentry services to create environments where residents involved with the justice system can heal...

As a real estate agent for more than two decades, 48-year-old Charlie King had shown and helped sell dozens of residential and commercial properties throughout the area, including in Morgan Hill.

Following a California Public Records Act request, the Morgan Hill Unified School District last week released two emails to the board of education from employees who recently resigned from the district office.  The letters are from former MHUSD Director of Transportation Kathleen Rael (dated Dec....

The circus is coming to town.

Charter School of Morgan Hill—which has sought success by building and maintaining its community of students, alumni, parents and staff members—has been named a California Distinguished School for 2023.  The two-year distinction was announced in January by the California Distinguished Schools program. The program, administered...

The ongoing national discussion about firearms restrictions, gun rights and public safety has inevitably encompassed local economics, as a Morgan Hill semiautomatic weapons manufacturer has decided to move part of his operation to Nevada out of fear that proposed California laws might prohibit his current business model.

Anderson Reservoir began rushing over the spillway for the first time in more than 10 years Saturday, Feb. 18.

The Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department announced Monday it will take initial public comments and input in February for public access to the Coyote Highlands-Coyote Canyon properties.The primary goal of the planning effort is to investigate the properties to determine existing conditions, opportunities and constraints, and to present recommendations that facilitate opening the properties to public access immediately following plan adoption, ideally by spring or summer 2019.The properties are located east of Morgan Hill and are naturally undeveloped areas in unincorporated Santa Clara County. The 2,753-acre acquisition provides a regionally significant ecological link, connecting north to Anderson Lake County Park, east to Henry Coe State Park, and Coyote Lake-Harvey Bear Ranch County Park to the south. Coyote Creek bisects the Coyote Canyon portion of the property.The county purchased the property for about $25.1 million in 2016.Santa Clara County staff are expected to complete an informative, fact-based investigation to find the most suitable property access solution for the public while at the same time balancing natural resource management goals.Planning efforts will include:A recommended Interim Public Access Plan;A Development of Natural Resource Management Concepts (NRM Plan) that considers the long-term management and enhancement of natural resources within the properties;A Grazing Plan expected to identify infrastructure and resources to support cattle grazing on the property;A California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) document to allow immediate construction following final approval by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.The parks and recreation department plan will be present at the County Parks and Recreation Commission meeting Feb. 7 for initial comments and input. The meeting will be held at the Isaac Newton Auditorium in the County Government Center at 70 West Hedding Street, San Jose.Additional opportunities for input will be available during future meetings in the summer. For more information, visit sccgov.org/sites/parks/PlansProjects/introduction/Pages/coyote-highlands.aspx.