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Joshua Valdez, 22, the young man who was critically injured in a June 16 hit-and-run accident in Morgan Hill, continues to make progress healing from the numerous injuries he suffered in the accident, according to his friends and family.

A lengthy report by county planning staff recommends the approval of the Cordoba Center mosque and community center project in San Martin, and might put to rest the many worries and questions that residents have submitted in response to the proposal.

Authorities found one more Oriental fruit fly in Morgan Hill since the state declared a local infestation of the potentially destructive, non-native insect, but the farming community is encouraged that a “devastating” quarantine of crops headed for markets out of town will not be initiated.

A combination of favorable market conditions for consumers and city development policies are contributing to a resurgence in the real estate and construction industries in Morgan Hill.

More than 1,000 residents of Morgan Hill were without electricity for about four hours Monday after a car collided with a utility pole, according to a PG&E spokesperson.

Morgan Hill’s Poppy Jasper Short Film Festival this week announced that noted Hollywood film composer Harry Manfredini will be its star speaker in October.