Community

There are people who pass through public office, and then there are people who leave behind a community that is stronger because they chose to serve. Dennis Kennedy was one of those rare leaders. This year marks 10 years since Morgan Hill lost its former...

Transportation planners are preparing to begin an environmental study for a project that will extend Santa Teresa Boulevard to the intersection of Highways 101 and 25 in Gilroy, and are asking the public and stakeholders to offer their input.  The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority...

Police have identified a third victim of Gilroy resident Anthony Joseph Ramon, who is accused of sexually assaulting children who attended a YMCA summer camp in Morgan Hill. The Morgan Hill Police Department announced last week that Ramon, 25, was arrested and charged again on...

Gavilan College’s Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Program celebrated a major milestone during its 10th Annual MESA Graduation and Transfer Banquet held on May 8 at Hecker Pass Winery.  The event honored graduating and transferring MESA students for their academic achievements, leadership and commitment to...

The FBI is helping local authorities to investigate a July 25 shooting in Morgan Hill that resulted in the death of one victim and injuries to six others, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office announced this week. The federal office is offering a reward...

Valley Water’s Board of Directors last week announced it has awarded a $1.88 billion to rebuild Anderson Dam east of Morgan Hill.  The contract for the Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project, to begin in early 2027, was awarded to Flatiron Dragados Sukut ADSRP Joint Venture...

Reading the Morgan Hill Times’ July 16 editorial criticizing the Morgan Hill City Council’s lack of transparency, I couldn’t help but think the paper was focusing on the wrong public agency. The far more serious transparency crisis is unfolding at the Morgan Hill Unified...

Immigrants, children and American citizens are rounded up and put into jails.  Trump calls them “detention centers,” for the Japanese Americans in 1942 they were called “assembly centers,” in Hitler’s Germany they were “ghettos.”  The Gilroy Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League is TOTALLY opposed...

The last week or two in July can mean a number of things. For children, summer vacation is starting to wrap up and thoughts start turning to the coming school year. This is also the time for the Gilroy Garlic Festival.   But if you live...

The Gilroy Garlic Festival drew more than 12,000 people over the three-day event, organizers said, as the festival pushes toward its 50th anniversary in 2028 following its return in 2025 after a yearslong hiatus. The volunteer-run festival, held July 24-26 at the Hecker Pass Outdoor...