New faces at MHUSD
The Morgan Hill Unified School District (MHUSD) has hired two new assistant superintendents: Kolvira Chheng, who will oversee Business Services, and Diana Tavares, who will oversee Human Resources. Both will start work on Sept. 1.
MHUSD Superintendent Dr. Carmen García commented, “I am exceedingly pleased...
Local Scene: Morgan Hill Haunt contest returns
Haunt your neighbors and win
Morgan Hill Haunt, the city’s annual competition for the best Halloween season home decorations, begins Sept. 9. Registration opens that day on the city’s website, at morganhill.ca.gov/2460/Morgan-Hill-Haunt. Registration is free.
Get creative as you frighten your neighbors for the ultimate Halloween...
PBS series spotlights local agriculture
A public television program focusing on agriculture in the United States, has turned its focus on two local enterprises in Morgan Hill.
The first nationally broadcast agriculture series of its kind, “America’s Heartland” is back for its 18th season with 10 new episodes featuring crops...
Market factors lead to increase in renters in South County
With home ownership increasingly surpassing the reach of many Californians and residential real estate prices going up across the board, more people in South County are renting their homes in recent years.
As of earlier this year, the average two-bedroom home rental in Morgan Hill...
Morgan Hill gets served
Calling all pickleball enthusiasts: the wait is over. The City of Morgan Hill this week announced the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for its new, state-of-the-art outdoor pickleball courts.
The ceremony will take place at 10am Sept. 7 at the new courts located at...
Religion: Let’s give each other grace
My friend Allie is wise, creative and caring. She is a truly loving soul, open to all she meets. She spends her days sharing her light with others. As a result, she has many friends. Among them is one I’ll call “Maggie.” The two...
Live Oak’s Zach Rocha heads to college football at Cal Lutheran
There are many great plays in sports during a year or over many years. Some are exciting, some are superb athletically, and some are crucial to a game’s outcome. Last fall, Live Oak football linebacker Zach Rocha made one of the best plays ever...
Sarah Northrup Gadus appointed to MHUSD board of education
The Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Education voted 5-1 to appoint Sarah Northrup Gadus as the board’s new provisional trustee for Area 3.
The vote took place at a special meeting on Aug. 27, in which the trustees interviewed four candidates who applied...
Complex debate over taxes on global corporations resurfaces
During Jerry Brown’s first stint as governor of California, he became enmeshed in a very complicated dispute over how the state should tax the incomes of multinational corporations.
More than four decades later, the issue has resurfaced in a corporate tax case involving Microsoft, one...
LOCAL SCENE: Carrillo graduates, Cops and Robbers Ball
Carrillo graduates
Sophia Carrillo, of Morgan Hill, graduated from Milwaukee School of Engineering in spring 2024. Carrillo received a bachelor of science in Nursing.
Cops & Robbers Ball supports public safety
The Community Law Enforcement Foundation (CLEF) of Morgan Hill will hold its annual Cops & Robbers...