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It has been reported that Steven Hayes’ official Facebook candidate page for Morgan Hill City Council District B has banned community members for asking questions and deleted citizens’ comments. Mayor Mark Turner, Hayes’ mentor, has faced similar criticism over comment deletion and blocking on...

Two years ago on Oct. 12, more than 100 community members gathered at the Morgan Hill Historical Society’s Villa Mira Monte to celebrate the life of Marty Cheek, the publisher of Morgan Hill Life and Gilroy Life who passed away in September 2024. It was...

When I volunteered to write columns on behalf of the Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce four years ago, I accepted the role of writing the opinions of the chamber. This article takes a different perspective. The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce started presenting Man of...

In her Oct. 7, letter to the Times, “Morgan Hill Deserves Better on the City Council,” Swanee Edwards wants Morgan Hill District B’s voters to believe that the City Council is dysfunctional and that Yvonne Martínez Beltrán is the cause. Yet Edwards fails to...

Something new is happening in some Catholic, Lutheran and Episcopal congregations: the Feast of Creation in Christ. We are churches that follow a “liturgical year” with seasons of Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter and Pentecost, as well as any number of special feast days...

Running for the District 1 seat on the Valley Water Board of Directors are former Gilroy City Administrator Jimmy Forbis and incumbent John L. Varela.  Keep reading to see profiles of both candidates, who each have extensive backgrounds in public service in South County. This...

Morgan Hill Unified School District Trustee Sarah Northrup Gadus said she was not a founding member of the Morgan Hill Education Foundation, after she claimed in a candidate statement that she helped “guide the successful launch” of the organization.  Still, one of the foundation’s founders...

Gavilan College invites the community to experience the electric energy, rich history and profound artistry of traditional Spanish culture at “A Night of Flamenco” on Oct. 16. Taking place from 7-8:30pm at the Gavilan College Music Hall, the special, one-night-only performance celebrates the musical...

I am writing today to address an integral piece of our local and national discourse: the debate over data centers. I am writing to challenge a recent letter I read in the local newspaper: “Nobody wants a data center in their backyard” (Sept. 8,...

Police are looking for a man who stabbed and tried to kill a victim in Gilroy on Oct. 2, according to authorities.  About 8:56pm, Gilroy Police officers responded to the 7300 block of Church Street for a report of a stabbing, Gilroy PD said in...