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New state fire maps released for Morgan Hill show significant shifts in wildfire risk designations, with some areas seeing decreased hazard levels while others face stricter building and maintenance requirements. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s 2025 Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps, replacing...

Santa Clara County is set to break yet another record this election cycle.

As 2020 comes to a close Thursday evening, Morgan Hill Police will be enforcing a local “zero tolerance” policy on illegal fireworks in the city limits.

Sobrato presents ‘Into the Woods’ The Sobrato Theatre Society in the coming weeks will present its spring production of “Into the Woods,” which was originally directed on Broadway by James Lapine with music and lyrics and Stephen Sondheim.  Shows are scheduled for 7pm April 21, 1pm...

Police arrested two suspects Wednesday night who had just smashed the window of a Morgan Hill storefront and burglarized the business, according to authorities.

The Morgan Hill Unified School District (MHUSD) has hired two new assistant superintendents: Kolvira Chheng, who will oversee Business Services, and Diana Tavares, who will oversee Human Resources. Both will start work on Sept. 1. MHUSD Superintendent Dr. Carmen García commented, “I am exceedingly pleased...

Covid-19 hospitalizations among California's children—especially those too young to go to school—are the highest they have been since the pandemic began. Chalk it up to the highly contagious omicron variant, kids exposed during in-person instruction at school and other public places, and infants and preschoolers...

Symposium addresses shortage of educator housing As a lack of affordable housing exacerbates the teacher shortage, school district leaders and school board members gathered at the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) on Sept. 21 to learn about a variety of housing resources and...

Santa Clara County government’s largest union, Service Employees International Union Local 521, representing more than 12,000 workers, announced July 28 it had reached a tentative agreement on a labor contract providing an effective 13% in wage increases over three years. The announcement came more than...

On Aug. 22, the Valley Water Board of Directors allocated additional resources to support greater service and coordination toward cleaning up trash, debris and hazardous pollutants produced by encampments along waterways in Santa Clara County. The board approved two new staff positions, adding to Valley...