State recommends indoor masks, regardless of vaccination
The California Department of Public Health formally recommended Wednesday that state residents resume wearing a face covering indoors, regardless of their vaccination status.
The recommendation comes one day after the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued similar guidance for people who live in...
Gilroy man dies in collision on Highway 152
A 57-year-old Gilroy man died in a two-vehicle traffic collision on Highway 152 early in the morning Jan. 23, according to authorities.
Planning commission approves 23-home project
The developer of a proposed “infill project” on Spring Avenue gained the city planning commission’s approval to build 23 new homes on the 2.7-acre south Morgan Hill property.
The Morgan Hill Planning Commission voted unanimously Oct. 12 to approve the tentative map for the proposed...
As prices fall, so do sales tax revenues
With the prices of high-demand goods declining in recent months from prolonged nationwide inflationary forces, the City of Morgan Hill’s sales tax revenues for the first quarter of 2023 declined by just over 1% from a year earlier.
The decline was driven largely by falling...
New Cal-OSHA rules allow vaccinated workers to forego masks
Fully vaccinated workers will no longer be required to wear a mask regardless of whether their co-workers are unvaccinated following new guidance Thursday from the state's workplace safety agency.
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health's Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted to...
Run raises $30K-plus for veterans
The Nov. 6 Veterans Day 1-mile children’s run, 5K and 10K runs raised a total of $32,550 for organizations that provide services to veterans. Specifically, the funds were donated to Operation Freedom Paws, DreamPower Horsemanship, Team Red White and Blue and the South Bay...
Morgan Hill likely to vote on city council term limits in November
Voters in Morgan Hill will likely get to vote in November on whether elected city officials should be subject to term limits, after the city council decided at a recent meeting to place a measure on the ballot.
Currently, Morgan Hill and Gilroy are the...
Young Live Oak girls basketball team looks to grow up fast
Mike Kiefer has been the Live Oak High girls basketball coach for 17 years, but he doesn’t remember ever having a season in which he’s had only one senior on the team.
Such is the case this season and as such Kiefer acknowledges it’s going...
Weekend vaccine clinics for children scheduled in Morgan Hill, Gilroy
Hundreds of children ages 5-11 are already signed up for their first round of Covid-19 vaccinations at two clinics scheduled in South County this weekend.
On Saturday, a Safeway vaccine clinic for children will take place 10am to 4pm at El Toro Health Science Academy,...
Toy drive seeks donations for South Valley children
Rebekah Children’s Services, a South Valley nonprofit that serves about 14,000 children and families annually, is getting ready to collect and distribute donated gifts for their annual holiday toy drive.
Members of the community who are able to donate are encouraged to drop off new...
