Business

A public television program focusing on agriculture in the United States, has turned its focus on two local enterprises in Morgan Hill. The first nationally broadcast agriculture series of its kind, “America’s Heartland” is back for its 18th season with 10 new episodes featuring crops...

With home ownership increasingly surpassing the reach of many Californians and residential real estate prices going up across the board, more people in South County are renting their homes in recent years.  As of earlier this year, the average two-bedroom home rental in Morgan Hill...

During Jerry Brown’s first stint as governor of California, he became enmeshed in a very complicated dispute over how the state should tax the incomes of multinational corporations. More than four decades later, the issue has resurfaced in a corporate tax case involving Microsoft, one...

Carrillo graduates Sophia Carrillo, of Morgan Hill, graduated from Milwaukee School of Engineering in spring 2024. Carrillo received a bachelor of science in Nursing. Cops & Robbers Ball supports public safety The Community Law Enforcement Foundation (CLEF) of Morgan Hill will hold its annual Cops & Robbers...

Hale Avenue Extension Grand Opening Join City of Morgan Hill officials at New Hale Avenue, south of the Main Avenue intersection, for light refreshments on Aug. 24 at 8:30am and a ribbon cutting ceremony at 9am, to celebrate the grand opening of Phase II of...

The 2024 Gilroy Rodeo broke records for highest attendance and the most contestants participating in the event’s seven-year history on Aug. 9-11.  More than 1,000 contestants competed and performed in the local rodeo, which is run entirely by volunteers and returns all of its annual...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a stack of bills Aug. 16 aimed at curtailing organized retail, property and auto theft in California. Newsom appeared at a Home Depot in San Jose with state, business and law enforcement officials, signing 10 bills that he said go “to...

Economic Mobility in Morgan Hill The City of Morgan Hill will host two upcoming open house public meetings to discuss the recently completed ELEVATE Morgan Hill Economic Mobility report. The sessions will take place 9:30-11:30am Aug. 8 and 5:30-7:30pm Aug. 27, both at the Morgan...

California lawmakers are crafting an end-of-session package of proposed laws that could streamline the building of solar and offshore wind energy projects, according to people familiar with the discussions. Democratic legislators, who have shared drafts with environmental groups, industry, lobbyists and other interested parties, are...

The Morgan Hill Wine Trolley—the brainchild of two longtime friends who share extensive business experience and a love of South County’s charming wine country—opens to the public on Aug. 3. Founded by Christina Perez and Heather Gallegos, the Morgan Hill Wine Trolley offers passengers a...