Santa Clara County hits record number of Covid-19 cases
County health officials are concerned with the rise of “pandemic fatigue,” where residents, tired of staying indoors and wearing face coverings in public, follow that human instinct and gather with others.
However, health officials say there is a correlation between people letting their guard down...
Council awards $14.2M contract for Hale Ave. Extension
The Morgan Hill City Council has approved a $14.2 million construction contract for the first and most significant phase of the long-awaited Hale Avenue extension project, which will create a continuous north-to-south traffic route around the west side of the city’s downtown.
DA expands Gilroy Strong Resiliency Center
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office is expanding its center and services created to help those impacted recover from the continuing trauma of the 2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting.
The Gilroy Strong Resiliency Center, located at the Neon Exchange at 7365 Monterey St., has...
CineLux to continue take-home events
CineLux Theatres has temporarily shut down its movie theaters due to Covid-19 restrictions, but will continue to host take-home concession events.
Bike Therapy named best bike shop for second time
Bike Therapy in Morgan Hill earned the title of “America’s Best Bicycle Shops” for the second year in a row.
Covid-19 enforcement efforts to intensify during holiday shopping weekend
The county will ramp up its Covid-19 safety enforcement efforts this weekend as hordes of holiday shoppers are expected to descend on malls and other stores.
At a press conference Nov. 24, Santa Clara County officials announced that the Covid-19 Business Compliance Unit will be...
CHP on ‘maximum enforcement’ Nov. 25
Traffic police will be on heavy patrol up and down the coast the day before Thanksgiving, which is traditionally one of the busiest travel days of the year.
Council OKs hospital, mixed-use zoning
The developer of a new 55-bed hospital in southeast Morgan Hill won’t be able to begin building housing at the proposed mixed-use project until some progress has been made in securing the construction of new medical facilities, according to a zoning ordinance approved by the city council Nov. 18.
Drive-thru gratitude
Volunteers and Edward Boss Prado Foundation board members gave about 160 turkeys and traditional Thanksgiving Day fixings to local families in a Nov. 21 drive-thru event.
MHUSD to expand in-person pilot program
Morgan Hill Unified School District opened some local elementary schools for limited in-person instruction for students and staff earlier this month, and on Nov. 17 the board of education voted unanimously to continue the “early return” pilot program.