Arenas moves to early lead in District 1 supervisor race
San Jose City Councilmember Sylvia Arenas was building a solid early lead over former councilmember Johnny Khamis for the Santa Clara County Supervisor District 1, according to unofficial returns Tuesday.
As of 8:30pm with none of the precincts reporting in the Board of Supervisors’ only...
Religion: The pumpkin spice latte: A ridiculous flavor or a fall blessing?
As the leaves begin to turn and the air grows crisp, one thing has become abundantly clear: it's Pumpkin Spice Latte (PSL) season once again! Even before fall has arrived, the return of this beloved autumnal beverage brings long lines at Starbucks and various...
County supes approve multi-faceted approach to fentanyl crisis
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved amping up services and resources to combat the fentanyl crisis with money from opioid lawsuit settlements and other grants.
San Jose has been dubbed a “fentanyl hub,” and Supervisor Cindy Chavez established the county’s...
Religion: Bearing good fruit
If we want to change the world, we must first change ourselves and help those around us. I have always thought that all the decisions we make in our lives are going to bring consequences and one day we will realize that the important...
Congregation Emeth prepares to celebrate High Holy Days
The sound of the shofar, a trumpet-like blast made by blowing on a ram’s horn, will ring through Congregation Emeth in Morgan Hill for the upcoming High Holy Day services.
Congregation Emeth, serving southern Santa Clara County, will be offering a variety of High Holy...
CDFW names 2023 Wildlife Officer of the Year
Santa Clara County Wildlife Officer Laura Decker was named 2023 Wildlife Officer of the Year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced this week.
Decker, who is currently based in the CDFW Gilroy office, began her career with CDFW in 2018. In her short...
Local Scene: Academic honors; lawn watering three days a week
Becerra inducted into Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Mary Becerra of Morgan Hill, a student at Saint Mary's College of California, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic...
Religion: Let’s do better for the homeless
Any resident of California is aware of the large number of homeless individuals in the state. Even South County has numerous people readily identifiable as lacking a home.
Often they fill our creeks and sit along our sidewalks. More recently at St. Mary, I have...
Propane truck catches fire on Highway 101
The California Highway Patrol and Cal Fire were on the scene of a truck fire on southbound U.S. Highway 101, just south of the Cochrane Road exit Monday afternoon.
Reports of a truck carrying propane that caught fire came in at approximately 1:24pm July 1,...
Local Scene: Morgan Hill residents make the dean’s list
MH residents make the dean’s list
Morgan Hill residents Kaitlyn Pershall, Caden Leedy and Gabrielle Stieg were named to the spring 2024 dean’s list at Biola University. Pershall is majoring in Comm Sciences Disorders; Leedy is an Engineering Physics major; and Stieg is majoring in...















