Property owners, voters can protest dissolution of South County Fire District
A Santa Clara County commission will hold a hearing on May 7 to receive written protests regarding a proposal to dissolve the South Santa Clara County Fire Protection District.
The protest hearing, conducted by the Local Agency Formation Commission of Santa Clara County (LAFCO), will...
Local Scene: Halloween fun at Magical Bridge
Halloween fun at Magical Bridge
Join the City of Morgan Hill and its Parks & Recreation team for spooky fun at the Magical Bridge Playground from 3:30-5:30pm Oct. 19. The playground is located at 171 West Edmundson Ave.
Activities include a flash mob dance routine, face...
Testing site arrives at Christopher High in Gilroy
A Covid-19 testing site at Christopher High School in Gilroy is expected to go live this week.
Safeway team-up brings more vaccines to Morgan Hill
With Covid-19 vaccine eligibility expanding as local supplies remain limited, Morgan Hill officials have turned to a national pharmacy chain to vaccinate thousands of educators, senior citizens, farmworkers and others who spend their days on the frontline of the pandemic.
Throughout March, the Morgan Hill...
Letter: Restore sanity to MHUSD budget process
I write to address the recent discourse surrounding Morgan Hill Unified School District’s budgetary challenges and the need for accountability within our local educational leadership. I also write to respond to Heather Orosco’s recent letter to the editor, "This isn’t FUND anymore!"
Let’s be clear:...
Thousands of volunteers join 40th annual Coastal Cleanup
Thousands of volunteers flocked to the California coast and waterways on Sept. 21 to participate in the 40th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day.
The event, which is the largest single-day volunteer event in the world, according to Guinness World Records, invited eco-friendly volunteers across the...
State requires vaccination or testing for healthcare workers
State officials announced Monday that healthcare workers and state employees will now be required to get vaccinated against Covid-19 or get tested regularly if they cannot verify their vaccination status.
The requirement, which officials underscored is not a pure vaccination mandate, will take effect Aug....
St. Louise hospital installs new CT scanner
A new CT scanner that went online at St. Louise Regional Hospital on Jan. 8 will help the hospital care for its rising number of patients more effectively, officials say.
Physician Executive Olivia Lee said the machine, which had already completed 120 scans as of...
Opinion: Addressing vaccine myths
Infections and deaths continue to rise due to Covid-19 and the news has been discussing the need to get vaccinated to create the needed herd immunity that will allow us to get back to a more normal lifestyle.
Some of you are considering getting the...
Santa Clara, Santa Cruz counties report measles exposure
Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties may have been exposed to measles in recent days after an infected person from outside the region visited, according to public health officials.
The infected individual traveled out of San Jose Mineta International Airport on July 2, the Santa...
















