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Gavilan College has selected its new superintendent-president.  Pedro Avila comes from Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC), where he serves as Vice President of Student Services. College officials are negotiating Avila’s contract, and the college will place the employment agreement on the agenda for public review and...

Despite pandemic fears, Santa Clara County has experienced a smaller increase in homelessness than expected, and saw a decrease in unsheltered individuals in the first homeless census in three years. In response to the preliminary survey results released May 16, county and city of San...

The developer of a 389-unit apartment complex off Sutter Boulevard in Morgan Hill is eyeing completion of the project in late 2023. Construction started in April on the project, known as Vida. The developer, MBK Rental Living, is planning a groundbreaking ceremony with local officials...

The Morgan Hill City Council this week finally selected a new district map that legal and demographic experts agree complies with state and federal laws. The council met May 18 to consider a new redistricting map, pursuant to a Santa Clara County Superior Court order...

Four high school baseball teams in the Weeklys South Valley coverage area—Christopher, Live Oak, San Benito and Sobrato—found out where they were placed after the Central Coast Section seeding meeting on May 18.  All opening round/quarterfinal games take place Saturday. Live Oak (18-8), the Blossom...

The new Morgan Hill Magical Bridge playground is set to open June 4, and the city is still seeking donations to help maintain the new park long into the future. The grand opening celebration will start at 10am June 4 at the Magical Bridge Playground,...

An anonymous $40,000 donation made to Gavilan College recently was also the largest one-time gift it has ever received, according to the college. The check, which arrived in April, was addressed to President/Superintendent Kathleen Rose. The donation seemed at first to be made completely anonymously,...

I have just returned from walking the El Camino, an 80-mile pilgrimage of seven days from Vigo to Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain. Since the ninth century it has been one of the three great pilgrimage sites for Christians, along with Jerusalem and...

Now that traffic signals on Butterfield Boulevard are “optimized” to improve vehicle circulation during peak hours, city staff are on a renewed push to convince motorists to take the route that bypasses downtown Morgan Hill when traveling through the area. Earlier this month, the city...

Residents of an apartment complex near downtown Morgan Hill are displaced from their homes after a fire damaged or destroyed portions of the structure, according to authorities. About 6:47pm May 13, Morgan Hill Fire and CalFire crews responded to reports of a vehicle fire on...