City council, board of supes continue to play it safe with remote meetings
Most elected government bodies, councils and boards in the Bay Area have resumed in-person meetings as vaccination rates have climbed and Covid-19 pandemic restrictions have eased.
But the Morgan Hill City Council and Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors are among the few remaining holdouts,...
New trail will include flashing crosswalk lights
The West Little Llagas Creek path in south Morgan Hill will include new pedestrian-operated crosswalk beacons where it traverses busy public roadways.
The Morgan Hill City Council approved the design, construction and installation of the pedestrian safety devices as part of the consent agenda at...
Religion: Pioneers in our lives
On the 24th of July, my family and others celebrated the 175th anniversary of “Pioneer Day,” the day that pioneers seeking religious freedom arrived in Salt Lake City after walking across the Plains from Illinois.
My great-great-grandfather, Samuel Openshaw, came from England in 1856 at...
Downtown Morgan Hill Brew Crawl tickets on sale
The Morgan Hill Downtown Association’s 2022 Brew Crawl will take place 1-5pm Sept. 17, and tickets are on sale now. The event features more than 15 craft breweries and cider makers offering samples at tasting locations throughout downtown Morgan Hill, as well as “tasty...
Learn about local habitat at Coyote Creek
Coyote Creek Habitat Day—a free family-friendly event full of activities, games and wildlife—will take place Aug. 20 at the Coyote Creek Visitor Center in Morgan Hill.
The event takes place from 10am-1pm. Attendees will get a chance to learn about the people and animals who...
Five candidates pull papers for Morgan Hill election
The nomination period for candidates for City of Morgan Hill offices in the Nov. 8 election continues through next week, and some local residents have already begun showing their interest in running.
Up for election on Nov. 8 in Morgan Hill are the offices of...
Uvas Creek work aims to help fish
Crews have been stationed inside the currently dry Uvas Creek alongside Christmas Hill Park for the past few weeks, adding redwood logs and gravel along three sites, with the hope that when the water flows again, fish will have a safer habitat.
Valley Water’s Uvas...
Music Series showcases young performers
The July 29 Morgan Hill Friday Night Music Series opened with a performance by students of local voice and piano teacher Heather Faulhaber, who sing regularly with their schools, Children’s Musical Theater San Jose and South Valley Community Theater.
Performers included Lindsay Petroff, a senior...
Religion: As God was creating: Reacting to the Webb Space Telescope
Most Bibles begin with the words “In the beginning.” However, the more recently published Hebrew Bibles offer a different translation: “As God was beginning to create…”
A few lines later, we read that the sun, the moon and the stars are created on the fourth...
Safe night out in Morgan Hill
Hundreds of Morgan Hill residents, volunteers and business owners spent their evening Tuesday getting to know each other and their local police officers and firefighters—on their own terms.
The festivities were part of National Night Out, a nationwide “community building” public safety campaign that started...
















