City council leaves downtown Monterey Road alone
The City of Morgan Hill will not reduce Monterey Road to two vehicle lanes through the downtown before the Nov. 8 election, when voters will get the chance to determine if they should decide on any future effort to revisit the concept.
In May, the...
County parks anticipate a ‘crowded summer’
Although the days are getting shorter, June 21’s summer solstice marked the beginning of many Californians’ favorite season. In Santa Clara County, the summertime brings plenty of places and opportunities to hike, camp, fish, cycle, play and enjoy all kinds of outdoor activities at...
Trammell Crow sells Morgan Hill tech park
Trammell Crow Company recently sold the Butterfield 5 Technology Park in Morgan Hill to a global real estate investment company.
The sale of the 24-acre site, which consists of about 410,000 square feet of industrial space in five buildings, was announced on Trammell Crow’s website...
Pumpkin Patch will reopen in Coyote Valley
The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority has entered a three-year lease to allow Spina Farms Pumpkin Patch and Fruit Stand to reopen at a new location at Laguna Avenue and Santa Teresa Boulevard in Coyote Valley. The 60 acres of prime farmlands (known...
County health prepares to vaccinate children under 5
Santa Clara County health officials said June 17 that they are ready to open Covid-19 vaccine eligibility to the county’s youngest children once they are federally authorized as expected next week.
Federal regulators are on track to approve the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines as soon...
Sheriff candidate charged with perjury
A 48-year-old Cupertino woman who ran for the position of Santa Clara County sheriff in the June 7 primary election has been charged with perjury for allegedly saying she had the law enforcement experience required to qualify for the job, prosecutors said.
Anh Colton, who...
Mount Madonna School celebrates graduates
Mount Madonna School announced Grace Timan as its Class of 2022 valedictorian and Ben Pearson as salutatorian.
Timan, who started attending MMS as a preschool student, and Pearson in kindergarten, earned this distinction through hard work and focused effort, edging out their peers at the...
Local Scene: Academic honors, town halls
MH residents inducted into Phi Kappa Phi
Morgan Hill residents Margaret Powell, Valerie Valle and Yocelin Avendano Lopez were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Collin Moosman, of San Martin, was also...
Religion: Thoughts and prayers
I was in Chicago on May 24, celebrating my granddaughter’s 5th birthday. It was going to be a quick three-day trip, but I ended up staying for 12 days thanks to Covid. It was a trip I’ll never forget. Not because I came down...
City opens outdoor pickleball courts at Community Park
One of the fastest-growing sports in the nation now has a home in Morgan Hill, as the city and a group of athletes recently combined their efforts to open three public outdoor pickleball courts at a local park.
The city and local pickleball enthusiasts celebrated...