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April 8, 2026

Taste of MH Non-Profit Plaza Has New Location

This year's Taste of Morgan Hill will have a new and more centralized location for its Non-Profit Plaza to entice festival goers to learn more about the volunteer organizations in the South Valley community.

Court Says English-Only Petitions Don’t Violate Voters’ Rights

Morgan Hill - A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday the Voting Rights Act does not apply to recall petitions.

Farmers, Ranchers Rally in San Jose

Representatives from 22 farming operations attended rally

Teachers Receive 5.5 Percent Salary Increase

Increase is largest educators have received in six years

Merriman Family Sues Driver, Company in Death of Son

Gilroy – The family of Gilroy resident Sean Merriman filed suit Monday against the truck driver who slammed into a Caltrans truck on April 4, killing their son. The lawsuit alleges that Louis Estrada Vasquez, an employee of Ponzini Community Garage, Inc. in Morgan Hill, was negligent while driving a tow truck on U.S. 101, causing Merriman's death. The tow company also was named as a defendant in the suit.

Classified Employees Want Same Raise as Teachers

Morgan Hill – While the Morgan Hill Federation of Teachers may be pleased with a salary agreement negotiated with the Morgan Hill Unified School District, the Service Employees International Union is far from pleased with the result of its negotiations with district officials.

Correction

A Sept. 12 front-page story about two South County residents killed by Union Pacific freight trains should have stated that there is no annual average number of deaths on the Caltrain rail system as there is no way of knowing how may people will be killed. There have been 11 deaths on the Caltrain rail system this year, 10 of those on tracks owned by Caltrain.

Success From the Vine

Local wineries compare favorably to Napa, Sonoma

Beloved San Martin Resident Dies of Ovarian Cancer

Local triathlete Susan Robinson's race against cancer ended

Police Are Looking for Burglary Suspect

Morgan Hill – Police are looking for a suspect in the burglary of a local gas station, but they found and arrested Tuesday night two suspects in a rash of auto burglaries.

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