Business

In an effort to make downtown Morgan Hill more accessible and improve the visitor experience, the city is launching a new downtown parking strategy that will designate 18 spaces on side streets near Monterey Road as 20-minute short-term parking.  The spaces will be identified with...

Rotary Club of Morgan Hill will offer $24,000 in small grants to local nonprofits for work that supports the Morgan Hill community. The application deadline is Oct. 31. The Hearts of Rotary grants program seeks nonprofit organizations that have unfunded needs for specific items, typically...

Youth Alliance and South County Cal-SOAP on Sept. 18 announced a new partnership designed to strengthen college and career access for students throughout San Benito and southern Santa Clara counties. Effective Oct. 1, Youth Alliance will serve as the fiscal sponsor and organizational home...

For years, Morgan Hill resident Eelia Haney set five alarms to get herself out of bed. She fell asleep in class, sometimes for only 15 or 30 seconds at a time—microsleeps she wouldn’t even notice until she came to. It took doctors 14 years...

When Ivan Uranga decided to shut the door on a 14-year office job to own his own business, the chicken sandwiches game in Gilroy was wide open. Today, two and a half years after opening Macaco Spicy Chicken Sandwiches, competition is fierce since Chick-fil-A...

The Nov. 3 election ballot will feature numerous local races, including Mayor of Morgan Hill, two seats on the City Council and four seats on the Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Education.  The last day to register to vote for the midterm election...

The Morgan Hill City Council voted 4-1 in a tensely emotional Sept. 16 meeting to censure Councilmember Yvonne Martinez Beltrán over allegations of misconduct, including bullying and intimidation of her colleagues. The vote comes as the result of a June 3 incident in which Councilmembers...

The Valley Water Board of Directors appointed Aaron Baker as the agency’s next chief executive officer. Baker, a licensed professional engineer, will begin his new post as of Jan. 4, 2027, Valley Water officials said. His annual salary will be $506,789.03.  The newly appointed CEO currently...

Residents in Morgan Hill and Gilroy will have opportunities this month to sell, donate, repair and recycle unwanted items as the cities host the 24th annual Second Chance Week. The annual event, scheduled for Sept. 12-20, encourages South County residents to put used goods back...

Gilroy and Morgan Hill Unified School Districts have joined a countywide wave of school boards formally opposing a proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility near Gilroy, with local leaders saying the fight extends far beyond district lines. GUSD was the first school district...