Business

The California Public Utilities Commission has approved more than $33.2 million in grant funding to expand high-speed internet access to nearly 1,300 unserved homes and businesses across five Central Coast counties, including Santa Clara County. The commission voted July 16 to award up to $33,197,090...

Thirty years ago, Patty and Daryl Zappe welcomed their son, Evan, into the world at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose. Last week, they walked back through those same doors—not to celebrate a birth, but to witness the beginning of a new chapter in...

Construction on a proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in Gilroy has been temporarily paused while federal attorneys prepare their response to a lawsuit challenging the project, according to opponents of the facility. The pause comes after California Attorney General Rob Bonta and...

The Institute Golf Club, an ultra exclusive golf course located in east Morgan Hill, is setting its sights on staging tournaments befitting its stunning layout, according to a press release from The Golf Wire.  Such public facing events would be a dramatic switch for a...

Santa Clara County agricultural officials plan to begin collecting recalled grapevine plants this week that were sold at Costco stores after the plants were found to potentially harbor an invasive insect capable of devastating vineyards and other crops. Beginning the week of July 13, the...

Community Solutions—which provides critical human services for individuals and families who have experienced trauma and are living at risk of financial emotional or physical instability or harm in South Valley—was named a 2026 California Nonprofit of the Year by Assemblymember Gail Pellerin.  “Community Solutions has...

Thousands of residents and visitors lined Monterey Road July 4 to watch the 151st Morgan Hill Freedom Fest parade, as the city joined communities across the nation in celebrating the 250th anniversary of American independence. The parade featured 124 entries and 2,600 participants, making it...

Dozens of residents got behind the wheel of electric vehicles for the first time June 27 at a free ride-and-drive event in Gilroy, the first of its kind held in the city. Silicon Valley Clean Energy and Breathe California partnered to sponsor the event at...

A Southern California real estate investment firm is seeking approval to build a 376-home subdivision on the site of Andy’s Orchard, a beloved Morgan Hill fruit farm that has operated for nearly seven decades. Mana Investments, operating through an entity called Mana Camden Fund LLC,...

Teen leaders at Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley have transformed an idea into a lasting community resource with the launch of Kailey's Corner, a new family resource hub at the Morgan Hill Clubhouse designed to provide essential items such as food, school...