Business

Gavilan College and the Gavilan Student Workers Union jointly announced that the college has recognized GSWU as the exclusive representative of student worker employees of the Gavilan Joint Community College District.  This is the first time a community college student workers union has been voluntarily...

A group of high school students at Oakwood School is doing something that most college programs never attempt: building real spacecraft. The school’s space program recently received a $1,000 grant from the Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium, an industry group hosted by NASA and Lockheed Martin, to...

Santa Clara County District 1 Supervisor Sylvia Arenas is facing a challenge from Morgan Hill Unified School District Trustee Rebecca Munson in the upcoming June 2 primary, with the incumbent defending her seat from a South County native who says current leadership is out...

The results of the 5th Annual Morgan Hill Plein Air Paint Out are now on exhibit at CURA Contemporary in the city’s downtown. The annual event brings together several accomplished artists from across California and over three days they work outdoors within a 20-mile...

Federal, state and local officials gathered May 1 at the Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve to break ground on a $1.4-million project that will improve trail access for visitors of all abilities. Announced in 2024, the project will widen and stabilize the quarter-mile Heart’s Delight...

Santa Clara County Executive James R. Williams released a recommended fiscal year 2026-27 budget on May 1 that proposes $14.7 billion in spending while confronting unprecedented federal funding cuts, according to county staff. The recommended budget aims to prioritize essential services and protect the...

Rachael Gallagher wears the crown as the 2026 Miss Gilroy Garlic Festival Queen, winning the distinction at the festival’s annual scholarship pageant on April 19. Gallagher, 25, is a Gilroy native and a graduate of Gilroy High School’s Class of 2018, according to the Gilroy...

Santa Clara County voters will decide June 2 whether to approve a parcel tax that would generate an estimated $17 million annually for the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority, funding wildfire risk reduction, water protection and open space conservation across the region. Measure D...

Heritage Bank of Commerce, which has a branch on Sutter Boulevard in Morgan Hill, recently merged with Citizens Business Bank.  Ontario, Calif. based Citizens Business Bank completed the purchase of Heritage Bank of Commerce and its 16 locations on April 17. The acquisition brings Citizens’...

Visit Morgan Hill Executive Director Krista Rupp will depart from her local role to lead Visit Morro Bay, returning to her hometown where her career in tourism began.  Since March 2020, Rupp has led Visit Morgan Hill from a concept to a fully operational organization,...