Economy

Morgan Hill’s shopping and dining scene is well on its way to financial recovery following the pandemic, according to the city’s recent sales tax revenue reports. The city’s downtown is particularly hailed by city officials as a “success story,” with sales tax revenues increasing by...

The Morgan Hill City Council approved expanded plans for the Granada Hotel that include adding a fifth floor and 13 more guest rooms to the project’s original design. The new design will raise the overall height of the downtown boutique hotel project to 65 feet,...

A majority of downtown Morgan Hill’s commercial property owners recently voted to add a new parcel tax to their annual bills, with the revenue going directly to improvements and programs that benefit the neighborhood.  Known as the Morgan Hill Property and Business Improvement District (MHPBID),...

With seemingly constant rain storms pummeling the South Bay so far this winter, a federal drought monitoring program recently downgraded most of Santa Clara County from “Severe” to “Moderate” drought. But local water supply authorities warn that residents and property owners should continue to...

California is in a budget hole, its depth measured not in feet, but in dollars. How deep? A projected $38 billion deficit, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said Jan. 10 he will declare a fiscal emergency when necessary and unveiled his initial plan to...

A fishing crew working for a Morgan Hill-based seafood company reeled in “the catch of a lifetime” in Moss Landing Harbor when they pulled a brightly colored petrale sole with a rare skin condition onto the boat, according to the company.  The crew was fishing...

South Valley hospitality and restaurant developer Frank Leal last week unveiled MOHI Farm, his newest dining concept on tap for downtown Morgan Hill that will offer farm-to-table eating with ingredients produced by local and other nearby growers. The restaurant is located at the new Sunsweet...

The Indoor Football League’s Bay Area Panthers team has chosen Morgan Hill’s Outdoor Sports Center as their practice location for the 2023 season, according to the team and city officials.  The Panthers’ move includes about 25 players, eight coaches and the team’s operational headquarters for...

About a year ago, my mother asked me if I might be interested in participating in the Inaugural Acton Children's Business Fair of Morgan Hill, taking place in July 2021. We sat together and researched the parent organization and agreed that the ACBF of...

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...