Local Scene: Friends of the Library celebrate 50 years in Morgan Hill
Friends turn 50
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Friends of the Morgan Hill Library on Oct. 26, with a live music performance by Ibiza Vibe, a popular guitar duo who play flamenco and Latin rhythms. The performance begins at 11am, and there will be...
Rivas introduces farmworker relief package
With California farms facing labor shortages, grocers experiencing empty shelves because of logistical bottlenecks, and many of the state's up to one million farmworkers lacking access to health care, Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) introduced legislation on April 9 to protect the health, safety and economic security of agricultural workers and prevent disruptions to the nation’s food supply.
California’s food insecurity rises as pandemic aid ends
Food insecurity in California ticked upward over the past year, bringing the share of hardship back up to levels early in the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data released by the California Association of Food Banks on Dec. 12.
“Families are buying less food,” said May...
Morgan Hill ‘reopens’
California’s long anticipated “reopening” of the economy on June 15 was met with crowded bars and busier restaurants. But state labor regulators, public health officials and local representatives are still in the process of clarifying mask guidelines and other public gathering practices.
The M&H Tavern...
Live Oak High School hosting wrestling camp with Isaiah Martinez
Live Oak High School is hosting a wrestling camp June 11 from 8am to 2:30pm. The event is being done in conjunction with West Hills College Wrestling Camps.
The clinician/camp leader is none other than Isaiah Martinez, a decorated wrestler who is a four-time NCAA...
Red Cross faced with blood shortage
As COVID-19 concerns exploded throughout the country, the American Red Cross, like most other organizations, was faced with an onslaught of cancellations.
Newsom: California economy ‘fully reopening’ June 15
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced that the state is “setting our eyes on fully reopening by June 15—with commonsense measures like masking.”
Newsom made the announcement via Twitter, and reiterated the state’s plan to eventually forgo the current four-tiered, color-coded reopening system during...
Guest view: One thing at a time…
Welcome Members of the Morgan Hill Unified Board of Trustees, Principal Sage, Graduates, Parents, Guardians, Guests and Faculty to our 2022 Ann Sobrato High School Graduation ceremony. My name is Carmen García, Superintendent of the Morgan Hill Unified School District.
Class of 2022, It is...
Mushroom Mardi Gras returns in 2022
After a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras will return to the city’s downtown for Memorial Day weekend in 2022, according to organizers.
The two-day outdoor food, art and music festival will take place May 28-29, centering on...
At long last, Sobrato High softball team has its Field of Dreams
The Sobrato High softball facility used to be known as The Farm. With weeds littering the outfield grass, myriad gopher holes and a makeshift fence consisting of netting, Sobrato’s home facility wasn’t exactly a field of dreams.
But that all officially changed on March 17...