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Morgan Hill’s Mayor has discovered blight. Someone alert the shoe department. Of all the things Morgan Hill’s mayor could have highlighted as his FIRST accomplishments, this is apparently the one he wants us to admire: “Introduced blight-reduction standards to address neglected residential and commercial properties...

The Morgan Hill City Council voted unanimously Oct. 21 to extend its moratorium on new land use applications for freestanding data centers and grid-scale battery energy storage systems for 22 months and 15 days, the maximum extension allowed under state law. The interim ordinance bars...

A train departs from Istanbul in the winter of 1934. It should be a routine ride to Western Europe, but something isn’t right. Not long after the journey begins, a murder occurs, and the train becomes stuck in a snowdrift! Fortunately, the famous detective...

With Halloween just a few weeks away, our neighborhoods are filling up with creative displays and decorations. Pumpkins, inflatables, lights—and, of course, skeletons.  When I see those skeletons, I’m reminded of one of the strangest and most powerful visions in the Bible. The Old Testament prophet...

South Valley Civic Theatre’s Limelight is staging “Theatre People,” a farce about a young novelist, his muse and a mansion with thin walls, opening Oct. 30. The comedy by Paul Slade Smith, who also wrote “The Outsider” and “Unnecessary Farce,” centers on Oliver Adams, a...

I’ve been watching this year’s elections and quite frankly, I think things look pretty messed up locally with so much political intraparty bickering. Local political clubs have been weighing in so you may see a lot about candidates that only meet the litmus test...

Property values in Morgan Hill rose 5.6%, the sixth-fastest rate among the county’s 16 jurisdictions, outpacing San Jose, Gilroy and Los Gatos, according to County Assessor Neysa Fligor. The city’s assessment roll grew by $830 million over the past year to $15.6 billion. That...

Valley Water this week declared an El Niño emergency, allowing the local water district to take immediate action to prepare for, prevent or mitigate flooding and other threats to the water supply associated with severe storms and inclement weather.  The district’s declaration follows Gov. Gavin...

For the first time since 2014, Live Oak and Sobrato are in the same football league—the Blossom Valley Athletic League, Mt. Hamilton South Division. And in the annual El Toro Bowl on Oct. 16, the Acorns and the Bulldogs entered the game tied for...

The third annual MOHI Food & Wine Festival returned to downtown Morgan Hill Oct. 18, with organizers saying all proceeds will again go to culinary programs in the Morgan Hill Unified School District. Presented by Léal Hospitality and Appellation Hotels, a culinary-focused luxury hospitality brand...