Citing need for local control, county declines to take part in state vaccine plan
Santa Clara County officials said the county will not join the state's new centralized vaccine distribution plan that will be run by Oakland-based health insurance giant Blue Shield.
During the county board of supervisors meeting, County Executive Jeff Smith said the state's new program, known...
Shoe Palace to move into new Morgan Hill building
Executives of Shoe Palace announced today that the company will be moving into its new headquarters in Morgan Hill by this summer.
The new building at 755 Jarvis Drive has been under construction since late 2019. The building is a 503,400-square-foot facility that includes 65,000...
Police: Suspect stole vehicle with three kids inside
Police arrested a suspect who stole a vehicle with three children inside from a Morgan Hill drug store, and later crashed the automobile on U.S. 101, according to authorities.
About 6:30pm March 8, Morgan Hill Police responded to Walgreens drug store, 745 East Dunne Ave.,...
Animal cruelty suspect ordered to house arrest
A Morgan Hill woman who is accused of felony animal abuse has been ordered to wear a monitoring device and is restricted to home confinement after a hearing in Santa Clara County Superior Court last week, according to authorities.
Ava Geddes, 66, appeared at the...
Former MHUSD trustee David Gerard dies
Former Morgan Hill Unified School District Trustee David Gerard died March 3 after a nine-year battle with cancer, according to his family.
Gerard was elected to the MHUSD school board in 2014 and served one four-year term. He spent most of his career as an...
Mayor to deliver online ‘State of the City’ speech March 10
Morgan Hill Mayor Rich Constantine will deliver the 2021 “State of the City” address in a live online broadcast 7pm March 10.
The speech will be livestreamed on a number of platforms, including Zoom, Facebook and the city’s website.
To watch and participate on Zoom, visit...
Council certifies petition for growth initiative
City officials and the organizers of a citizens’ initiative to prohibit new fulfillment, sorting and distribution centers in Morgan Hill—a goal shared by city council members and thousands of local residents—will try for another 30 days to agree to a revised compromise ordinance.
If they...
State investigates Feb. 3 internet outage
State regulators are investigating the Feb. 3 Charter internet, cell service and phone outage that limited Morgan Hill’s emergency communications, halted distance learning at local schools and cost businesses thousands of dollars.
The investigation was only a brief topic of discussion at a recent online...
Indoor dining and more can resume as Santa Clara County moves to Red Tier
Indoor dining, gyms, movie theaters and other activities can resume with limitations after the state moved Santa Clara County into a less-restrictive tier due to its dipping Covid-19 numbers.
On March 3, the county will be classified in the Red Tier of the state’s reopening...
