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Wishing him success After a long tenure running the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce, Mark Turner is stepping down to run for Mayor of Morgan Hill. We at the Silicon Valley Chamber Coalition would like to publicly express our deepest thanks to Mark for his contributions...

There are more than 50 free Covid-19 testing sites in Santa Clara County. Most Covid-19 tests last minutes and are easy to schedule either online or over the phone.

Second round opens for microbusiness grants The County of Santa Clara and the Enterprise Foundation have begun accepting applications for a second round of Microbusiness Grants.  Applications for the first 500 grants opened on March 17 on a first-come, first-served basis and more than 1,000 applications...

Organizers of a statewide land-use initiative, which includes the support of some South County officials, announced Feb. 18 that they are now eyeing the 2024 ballot. The “Our Neighborhood Voices” initiative seeks to amend the California Constitution to allow local land-use and zoning laws to...

Juristac is an important wildlife habitat in southern Santa Clara County, and is sacred to the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band. Unfortunately, it is threatened with destruction by a proposed sand and gravel mine that would destroy more than 400 acres of pristine landscape.  County residents...

With live, indoor entertainment one of the first activities to be prohibited during the Covid-19 era, and likely one of the last that will be allowed to resume, things have been difficult for theater groups across the country. South Valley Civic Theatre is faced with...

Santa Clara County recently approved funding for three new affordable housing projects—including units for veterans and special needs residents in the proposed Magnolias development in Morgan Hill.  The county board of supervisors on June 28 approved funding from the Measure A Affordable Housing bond that...

What if churches around the Bay Area decided to work together across denominational lines to help people explore some of the big questions of faith and life? Thankfully, it is no longer a “what if,” but a reality.  Currently, more than 150 churches around the...

West Hills Community Church will treat Morgan Hill and surrounding communities to an intricate and original extravaganza of outdoor lights, handcrafted displays and music this holiday season. The display, titled “Christmas on the Hill,” will take place 12 evenings in December, from 6-9pm. Scheduled dates...

I have been a community member of the High Speed Rail working group (CWG) for the past almost 5 years. During that time, the project has gone from a potential overhead and separate rail line to a complete at-grade rail line on the existing...