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The ongoing debate surrounding mountain lion population is driven by a massive shift in the language used to describe the issue. If we look back to the March 13, 2004 edition of Morgan Hill Times, Fish and Wildlife Lt. Dave Fox explicitly stated that mountain...

We live in a culture obsessed with safety. We soften the post before sending it. We stay quiet to keep the peace. Silence, we've decided, is safe.  I'm not so sure anymore. It's just a quieter cost—the friendship that cools because you never said the...

Morgan Hill has spent years talking about economic development. Now, the results are becoming increasingly difficult to miss. The city is emerging as a significant hub for advanced manufacturing, clean technology and next-generation engineering. Major investments by Archer Aviation, Mir Mosaic and Heron Power are...

California Coastal Cleanup Day will return Sept. 19, with volunteers expected to gather at hundreds of sites statewide to remove trash from beaches, creeks, rivers and other waterways. The 42nd annual event, organized by the California Coastal Commission, will take place from 9am-noon. The cleanup...

Dozens of residents rallied outside Morgan Hill City Hall and packed the council chambers Aug. 19, using an organized public comment campaign to renew pressure on the City Council to formally oppose the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility proposed near Gilroy—and to...

The Upper Llagas Creek Flood Protection Project, a $176.2 million effort led by Valley Water in partnership with the City of Morgan Hill, is entering the home stretch of its final phase, with one of the summer’s most disruptive closures lifting this month. Wright Avenue...

“If we can find pretty much everything online, why do we still need libraries?”  This is a question that has crossed the minds of many people. In fact, according to the Pew Research Center, about 52% of Americans say people don’t need public libraries as...

The Morgan Hill Police Department will host a DUI checkpoint from 6pm Aug. 28 until 2am Aug. 29, at an undisclosed location within the city limits.  MHPD said in a statement that the checkpoint location will be determined based on data showing incidents of impaired...

Following an investigation, Gilroy Police and detectives from the Morgan Hill Police Department recently arrested two men on suspicion of illegal narcotics activity.  On Aug. 14, officers served a search warrant at a home on the 7200 block of Alexander Street in Gilroy. The warrant...

Charter Communications customers across Morgan Hill, Gilroy, San Martin and Hollister experienced widespread internet outages Aug. 21 as accidental damage to a fiber optic line caused a drop in Spectrum internet service for homes, businesses and government entities across the South Valley area. Outages began...