City prohibits remote comments at council, commission meetings
Due to recent “hateful and hostile” comments delivered at city council meetings in Morgan Hill and throughout the nation, the city on Oct. 20 announced that public comment will no longer be allowed via Zoom at future meetings.
The new rule applies to meetings of...
Nursery plants remain Santa Clara County’s most valuable crops
Nursery crops remained at the top in Santa Clara County, growing by 19% in 2021 to exceed $109 million in value, according to the 2021 crop report released Aug. 31.
Mushrooms, meanwhile, grew by 5% but remained in second place at $79,480,000, followed by bell...
Letter: Fill the boot for the Muscular Dystrophy Association
The men and women of CAL FIRE SCU, South County Fire District, and Morgan Hill Fire will be out conducting a Fill the Boot event to benefit MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association) on Friday, June 30, Saturday, July 1 and Sunday, July 2.
We will be...
Local Scene: Art A La Carte, FFA auction, Health & Wellness Fair
Recycle your mattress for free
The Rosso Furniture Warehouse has joined the Mattress Recycling Council’s Bye Bye Mattress collection network of drop-off locations. The Morgan Hill store, located at 212 Tennant Ave., accepts unwanted mattresses and box springs from the public, on Wednesdays and Fridays...
Calera Wine Company stands out with perfect location
This column is probably more along the lines of what many would expect from a wine related column—this one is about a South Valley winery. This winery represents many of the aspects of my past columns, so let’s take a look.
We are fortunate to...
State officials propose penalties for gas price gouging
Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Sen. Nancy Skinner announced a proposal Dec. 5 to penalize oil companies in an effort to deter gas price gouging.
The proposal would make it illegal for oil companies to charge excessive refining margins—the price difference between the cost of...
SVCT brings ‘Finding Nemo Jr.’ to the local stage
South Valley Civic Theatre continues its new season with “Finding Nemo Jr.,” a coming-of-age story featuring an all-youth cast that finds the value of taking risks and trusting in yourself, your family and your friends.
Disney’s “Finding Nemo Jr.” is the musical adaptation of the...
Raising Marleau: Sharks’ all-time great gets his No. 12 jersey retired
It’s hard to believe that for the first several years of his career, San Jose Sharks legend Patrick Marleau seemed uncomfortable in front of the media or having any attention heaped his way.
If the Feb. 23-25 festivities surrounding Marleau proved one thing, it was...
Police: Burglars break into Cigarland, steal more than $30K in cigarettes
Police are investigating the break-in and burglary of a cigar store in Morgan Hill in which the suspects used a vehicle to force open a security gate, and made off with thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes, authorities said.
About 4:13am Oct. 19, two stolen...
