Stories of the year: A look back at 2012
In the leap year that was 2012, tragedy turned to hope, sadness questioned pride, outrage preserved inaction, fear gripped the earth and bewilderment seemed to multiply itself many times over in Morgan Hill and South Santa Clara County.
Letter: Mountain lion listing does not address overpopulation
In February, the California Fish and Game Commission officially listed mountain lions in our region as threatened. Most people are understandably confused as sightings and attacks in Morgan Hill and surrounding ranch lands are at record highs.
Activists are basically telling us to turn the...
Editorial: Helping families heal after tragedy must be a community priority
When someone in our community is murdered, the pain reaches beyond the victim. It devastates families, close friends, neighbors and often the entire town. In the wake of such violence, our attention tends to focus on the police investigation or the court case. But...
Learn about high speed rail at community meeting
The City of Morgan Hill will host a community meeting on the California High Speed Rail project, which is currently considering two alignment options through Morgan Hill.The meeting will take place 5:30 to 7 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Morgan Hill City Council chambers, 17555 Peak Ave. City staff and officials with the HSR Authority will be available to make presentations and answer questions. The meeting will start with an open house informational session.One of the HSR alignment options would take the high speed train adjacent to the Union Pacific Railroad tracks through the center of downtown Morgan Hill, according to a press release from the city. From San Jose to north Morgan Hill, this route would take the bullet train at-grade south of Cochrane Road, or use an aerial structure with minimum 17 feet of clearance at the intersections of Main, Dunne, San Pedro and Tennant avenues.The other option along U.S. 101 would consist of an aerial track on the west side of the freeway from Cochrane Road to Tennant Avenue.State planners for the HSR are still in the design stage of the project, which will carry passengers from Sacramento to Los Angeles with stops in between. A station is planned for a location to be determined in Gilroy.
Local actor finds home in Hollywood
For two months after graduating from the Academy of Art University in 2009, local actor Mickey Casab commuted weekly about 760 miles round trip from Daly City to Los Angeles.
Hillside Neighborhoods Nervously Watch Blaze Grow
Residents of Holiday Lake Estates, the closest housing
