Second Chance Week is Sept. 13-21 in South County
Your stuff deserves a second chance. In recognition of the many benefits of reusing and recycling, Morgan Hill, Gilroy and South County communities will participate in Second Chance Week from Sept. 13-21.
Events include citywide garage sales in Morgan Hill (Sept. 13-14) and Gilroy (Sept....
Armed vandal, thief evades officers, police say
An armed suspect traveling in a stolen vehicle committed a series of vandalism and burglary incidents in downtown Morgan Hill early Thursday morning, police said.
Authorities are still looking for the suspect after officers attempted to make a traffic stop on the suspicious vehicle shortly...
Cat declawing, book censorship among new 2026 laws
Every year, lawmakers in Sacramento introduce a flurry of bills, most of which are eviscerated during the legislative process and end up on the Assembly or Senate trash heap. A select few make it to the governor’s desk, and assuming they dodge the veto...
After public outcry, Santa Clara County supervisors order revisions to rural zoning proposal
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 18 unanimously approved a change of course for proposed rural zoning amendments after hundreds of farmers, ranchers and equestrian business owners raised concerns the changes would devastate their operations.
Supervisor Sylvia Arenas, who represents much of...
Poppy Jasper International Film Festival announces 2023 lineup
The Poppy Jasper International Film Festival (PJIFF) on Feb. 27 announced its full film lineup for its 2023 edition.
This year’s festival—which will screen at venues in Morgan Hill, Gilroy, Hollister and San Juan Bautista—will take place April 12-19.
The complete PJIFF program includes features, documentaries,...
Local Scene: Bay Area Panthers to host open tryouts in Morgan Hill
Le Truong graduates
Thao Le Truong, of Morgan Hill, earned an Associate of Science degree with studies in Business Administration from Georgia State University during the fall 2022 semester.
Georgia State University, an enterprising urban public research university, is a national leader in graduating students from...
County funds more immigration services as federal enforcement escalates
Santa Clara County has earmarked more than $8 million in local funds for immigration related services in the recently adopted 2025-26 budget.
The funding builds on the county’s previous investments in services for the immigrant community that include an emergency $5 million allocation in 2024...
LUV represents best of valley’s wines
What do you do when you’ve owned and operated one of Morgan Hill’s oldest and best known restaurants—a place I’ve called “Morgan Hill’s living room”—for years? You start a winery in San Martin, of course.
But it’s not just a winery; it’s a potential destination...
Crafts fair and picnic merge at Machado School
A first ever picnic and holiday craft sale unfolded Saturday at the 1895 Machado School on Sycamore Drive in Morgan Hill. Scattered about the grounds, both indoors and out, local merchants staged their wares, from homemade candles, lotions, aprons, and handmade signs, to pine...
Santa Clara County fights to keep leaded aviation fuel ban in place
In January 2022, Santa Clara County banned the sale of leaded air fuels at its local airports after the results of a peer-reviewed study showed an alarming amount of the brain-damaging metal in blood levels of children who lived near one of the sites.
Now,...

















