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December 6, 2025

Letter: Taxpayers deserve the truth in transportation

Referring to the U.S.D.O.T. Secretary’s announcement of the federal government investigation of the California High Speed Rail Association’s SuperMassive Black Hole Bullet Train, taxpayers deserve truth-in-transportation, which we are not getting from public sector transit advocates, e.g., CAHSRA high speed rail Trojan Horse Monstrosity. Taxpayers...

Morgan Hill author’s eco-thriller explores climate activism, motherhood, morality

Jordan Rosenfeld
In her new novel “Fallout,” local author Jordan Rosenfeld weaves a narrative of environmental activism, maternal grief and moral complexity through the interconnected stories of two women navigating a world threatened by corporate pollution and climate change. The “eco-thriller,” which Rosenfeld has spent nearly a...

Morgan Hill opens all-electric fire station

Morgan Hill officials cut the ribbon Friday on the city’s fourth fire station, an all-electric facility designed to improve emergency response times while advancing environmental goals. The $12 million Butterfield Fire Station will enhance fire protection and emergency medical services for the eastern parts of...

Morgan Hill Freedom Fest turns 150

Through pandemics, wars and depressions, Morgan Hill has held continuous July 4 celebrations every year for 150 years! To commemorate this milestone, nonprofit organization Morgan Hill Freedom Fest has chosen as its 2025 theme “Stars, Stripes and Stories: Celebrating 150 years” in recognition of...

Sports roundup: Live Oak softball smashes Evergreen Valley and King City

Live Oak HS Baseball (0-5 overall, 0-1 BVAL Santa Teresa East) Recent results: Lost 12-2 vs. Menlo-Atherton; Lost 10-3 vs. Aragon; Lost 13-5 vs. Evergreen Valley Upcoming games: 4pm March 13  NOTES: Nathan Lozano and Jordan Tabag lead the offense. Both are hitting .333. Live Oak HS Softball...

County zoning proposal sparks outcry among equine community

Horse owners, ranchers and agricultural advocates are sounding the alarm over proposed zoning amendments they say could force hundreds or more horses out of Santa Clara County and devastate an industry woven into the region’s rural heritage. The controversy centers on draft zoning ordinance amendments...

Santa Clara County health officer announces retirement

Dr. Sara Cody—a nationally recognized public health official who was a leader and a pioneer in the Bay Area’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic—has announced her retirement from her position as Santa Clara County Health Officer.  Cody has served the county for more than 25...

Live Oak edges Sobrato 4-3 in softball’s ‘El Toro Bowl’

It was a beautiful Thursday afternoon for the “El Toro Bowl” of softball and the stands at Sobrato High School were packed, with standing room only down the foul lines. Both the Bulldogs and the visiting Live Oak Acorns softball teams are having stellar...

Local Scene: Morgan Hill Scouts earn Eagle rank

Scouts earn Eagle rank Morgan Hill Scout Troop 799/2799 members Hayden Taylor, Elizabeth Rodriges and Anastasia Truong recently achieved their Eagle Scout rank. Eagle is the highest rank in scouting, and its recipients devote considerable time and effort into attaining the achievement.  “This mulit-year journey to...

Four days of free stylin’ art and creativity

About 3,000 people poured into the 13th annual unSCruz gathering May 1-4 at the San Benito County Fairgrounds. The four-day mix of free-style art projects, bizarre vehicles, outlandish costumes, food and drink, music, dance and more went its course this year with a theme...

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