Religion: Life after Easter: faith in the ordinary
For followers of Jesus, Easter arrives each year with beauty and intention—sunrise services, full rooms, hopeful songs and the deep reminder that life can emerge even from death. These moments matter. They lift us, ground us and reconnect us to what is most true.
They...
The Wolf Watch: Goalie and NHL’s Flames near end of disappointing season
After an overachieving 2024-25 season, the NHL’s Calgary Flames and their goalkeeper, South County native Dustin Wolf, took a step back in 2025-26. As the season heads into its final week, the Flames are several steps back from the last playoff position and will...
Morgan Hill City Council aims for 2028 ballot for tax measure
Morgan Hill city leaders have set their sights on 2028 as the target election date for a potential new revenue measure, stepping back from any possibility of asking voters for more money as soon as this November.
The decision came during a council discussion of...
Letter: It’s time for state’s billionaires to pay taxes like us
Every year around tax time, I come home from a long shift, still in scrubs, and sit down with my pay stubs, trying to make the numbers work. Like most people, I don't have fancy accountants or complicated investments—just a paycheck that gets taxed...
Scooter rider dies in collision with vehicle in Morgan Hill
An electric scooter rider died in a traffic collision in Morgan Hill on April 5, according to police.
About 8:03pm, Morgan Hill Police responded to the 14000 block of Monterey Road following reports of a two-vehicle crash involving an electric scooter and a larger vehicle,...
Two arrested for stealing work tools in Morgan Hill
Police arrested two people after a “sharp-eyed resident” called the Morgan Hill Police Department to report an auto burglary in progress. Officers later learned the suspects were likely involved in a number of thefts early in the morning March 26.
About 4:26am, someone called MHPD...
Letter: Mountain lion listing does not address overpopulation
In February, the California Fish and Game Commission officially listed mountain lions in our region as threatened. Most people are understandably confused as sightings and attacks in Morgan Hill and surrounding ranch lands are at record highs.
Activists are basically telling us to turn the...
Acclaimed film festival brings weeklong celebration to South Valley
The acclaimed Poppy Jasper International Film Festival returns to Morgan Hill, Gilroy, Hollister and San Juan Bautista April 8-15. This year’s festival features more films—and at more venues—and is expected to draw a larger number of filmmakers than any previous edition in the event’s...
City of Morgan Hill weighs asking voters for more revenue on November ballot
The City of Morgan Hill faces a structural budget deficit that will require either new revenue, significant service cuts, or both, City Manager Christina Turner told residents at a recent public meeting.
The “Budget Roundtable” meeting held on March 25 was intended to be a...
Wildflower Run set to host record sized field
The Wildflower Run, the annual 5k and 10k that has become one of Morgan Hill’s signature community events, is set to draw its largest field of participants to date when it takes off from Live Oak High School April 12.
Organizers have raised the participant...
















